Online Govt Services Interruption Overnight
[Updated] There will be a scheduled interruption of online Government services tomorrow [July 9] from 11.55pm to 4.30am on Saturday [July 10].
A Government spokesperson said, “The Department of Information and Digital Technologies is advising that late tomorrow [July 9], there will be a scheduled interruption of online Government services for close to a five hour period.
“From 11.55 p.m. Friday, July 9 to 4.30 a.m. Saturday July 10, IDT will be conducting extensive maintenance and upgrades to the current government online platforms.
“It’s important to note that the Department of IDT is making every effort to conduct these necessary upgrades during a timeframe that will cause as minimal a disruption as possible.
“Therefore it is expected that during this time the following government public-facing web pages and services will face disruption:
- Travel Authorization Forms
- General Internet services
- Access to Cloud drives
- WebEx
- Department of Planning
- Unemployment Benefits online forms
- Government Portal
“The Department of IDT thanks the public in advance for their patience and cooperation, and apologizes advance for any inconvenience caused.”
Update July 9, 1.13pm: A Government spokesperson said, “The Department of Information and Digital Technologies [IDT] is advising that the scheduled interruption of online Government services which was supposed to take place this evening has been postponed. The Department of IDT will advise when the works will be rescheduled.”
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So at a time when TAF’s take long enough yo do they are going to take them off line so there will be a mad rush for people trying to get home on Saturday or Sunday? Do the IT stuff at night like every other organization in BDA!