The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says its Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) is temporarily down, disrupting the ongoing admission process for tertiary institutions. Multiple outlets report the outage occurs during the admissions period and prevents access to the platform used for processing candidates’ applications.
JAMB attributes the disruption to technical problems related to its hosting arrangements. Outlets describe the issue as a hosting glitch and say the board is working on emergency steps to restore the system as quickly as possible. Coverage also notes that the shutdown happens at a time when activity on the portal is high, increasing the impact on candidates.
While all reports focus on the confirmation of the outage and the disruption to the admissions exercise, their emphasis differs slightly. Some accounts highlight the CAPS “portal” going offline and the immediate disruption, while others stress that the board is responding through restoration efforts linked to hosting technicalities.
