JAMB says CAPS admission platform outage is linked to hosting problems
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has confirmed that its CAPS platform is unavailable because of technical problems with its hosting. The outage has disrupted the ongoing admission exercise, Punch Nigeria reports, without giving a restoration timetable.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has confirmed that its Central Admissions Processing System platform is down because of hosting-related technical problems, Punch Nigeria reports. The outage is affecting the ongoing admission exercise. CAPS is the platform referred to in the report in relation to the admissions process, although the available source material does not detail which specific functions are inaccessible.
JAMB attributed the disruption to technical glitches involving the platform’s hosting. The board’s confirmation follows the interruption experienced during the current admission exercise. The source material does not state when the platform will be restored, how long the outage has lasted or whether the admission timetable will be changed as a result.
It also does not provide further technical details about the hosting problem or identify any additional steps JAMB has asked candidates or institutions to take while the service is unavailable.
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