NPC Recruitment 2022 Update: Why NPC Adhoc Staff Recruitment Website is Down

Many Applicants of the NPC Adhoc Staff Recruitment 2022 have inquired to know why the NPC Adhoc Staff Recruitment Portal https://2023censusadhocrecruitment.nationalpopulation.gov.ng has become inaccessible since Sunday Evening.

The enquiry followed tension which was triggered by the inability of the Applicants to confirm if their Application have been Approved or still Pending after the Enumerators and Supervisors' ongoing Screening Exercise.

We have taken time to find out why the NPC Adhoc Staff Recruitment Website went down. The explanation giving below is to encourage the NPC Adhoc Staff Applicants not to panic while the National Population Commission Technical Team fix the NPC Adhoc Staff Recruitment Portal.

The NPC Adhoc Staff Recruitment 2022 Portal went down because of SSL Certificate Expiration.

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a standard security technology for establishing an encrypted link between a server and a client - typically a web server (website) and a browser, or a mail server and a mail client.

SSL Certificate is responsible for the "Padlock" seen before a web address when opened in a Browser. When the Padlock is locked, it shows that the Website is encrypted and protected from malicious attacks. That means login details and Personal Information entered into the website can not be easily extracted by hackers.

Many applicants of the NPC Adhoc Staff Recruitment 2022 have asserted that the NPC Adhoc Staff Recuitment Portal has been hacked. No, that's not true.

If you open the NPC Adhoc Staff Recruitment 2022 Portal https://2023censusadhocrecruitment.nationalpopulation.gov.ng now, you will notice that the "Padlock" is no longer there, rather a warning sign. The warning sign indicates that the SSL Certificate has expired and no longer safe for log in or entering personal information. If you click on the warning sign, it will appear as below:

The NPC Adhoc Staff Recuitment 2022 Website SSL was issued on 31st October 2022 and expired on 29th January 2023.

Applicants of the NPC Adhoc Staff Recuitment 2022 are by this explanation, advised not to panic. They should also desist from attempting to check their Application Status as the portal is warding off malicious login.

It is hopeful that the National Popupulation Commision's Technical Team will fix this issue in less than a day. Fixing it is as simple as purchasing a new SSL Certificate.