Federal Civil Service Recruitment: Portal Not Opening After FG's Announcement of Job opening
- The Federal Civil Service website experienced downtime after announcing new job openings, displaying a "Bandwidth Limit Exceeded" message
- Both the main site and the dedicated recruitment page became inaccessible, likely due to a surge in traffic following the job announcements
- This issue highlights the impact of high visitor numbers on website performance and the importance of managing bandwidth limits approriately
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The website of Nigeria's Federal Civil Service experienced downtime after announcing new job openings.
Checks by Legit.ng revealed that the website, https://fedcivilservice.gov.ng/, displayed a "Bandwidth Limit Exceeded" message when accessed.
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The server was temporarily unable to service requests due to the site owner reaching their bandwidth limit.
Recruitment Page Also Unreachable
Legit.ng's investigation found that the dedicated recruitment page, recruitment.fedcivilservice.gov.ng/vacancies, was also inaccessible.
The page displayed an error message:
"This site can’t be reached, recruitment.fedcivilservice.gov.ng unexpectedly closed the connection. Checking the connection, checking the proxy and the firewall, running Windows Network Diagnostics, ERR_CONNECTION_CLOSED."
High Traffic Suspected Cause
Authorities have yet to respond to the issue, but Legit.ng's findings suggest that the website may be experiencing downtime due to high traffic following the job announcements.
According to Verpex, a web hosting company, a sudden increase in website visitors can lead to exceeding bandwidth limits.
"When more users access your site simultaneously, they generate requests for web pages, images, videos, and other resources. Each request consumes a portion of your available bandwidth," Verpex added.
Bandwidth Limit Exceeded
"Bandwidth Limit Exceeded" indicates that a website has surpassed the maximum amount of data that can be transferred over a network within a specified period, set by the web hosting provider.
This limit, often in place to manage network traffic and ensure fair usage among users, means that the site has experienced a surge in visitors or high data usage.
When the bandwidth limit is exceeded, the website may become temporarily unavailable, unresponsive, or slow to load.
Users trying to access the site may see an error message stating the bandwidth limit has been exceeded, and they should try again later.
The issue usually resolves when the bandwidth usage resets for the next period or when additional bandwidth is purchased. Nigerians are expectant of the site coming back to life.
FG Opens Portal, Begins Federal Civil Service Recruitment
Legit.ng reported that Federal Government, through the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), has launched a recruitment process for various positions within the Federal Civil Service. The announcement, made on Monday, January 27, opens up opportunities for qualified Nigerians to apply for roles within the civil service.
In a statement issued by the FCSC's Head of Press and Public Relations, Taiwo Hassan, the government outlined the application procedures and eligibility requirements for prospective candidates.
Hassan emphasized that only eligible individuals are encouraged to apply through the commission’s official recruitment portal. He stated that applicants are permitted to apply for only one position, with clear instructions on the documents required for submission.
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