NewsPost-UTME: UNIBEN Asks Candidates To Resit Exams As Server Collapses

Post-UTME: UNIBEN Asks Candidates To Resit Exams As Server Collapses

SAN FRANCISCO, December 09, (THEWILL) – The fate of hundreds of post-UTME candidates who sat for the examination in the University of Benin, UNIBEN, on Tuesday, December 8 is uncertain as it was gathered on Wednesday that the servers of the school collapsed.

An official Short Messaging Service, SMS, sent out on Wednesday afternoon directed the affected candidates to return to the university for another test.

“If you know anyone that wrote post UTME exam today 8th December 2020 @ict hall UGBOWO, tell the person to come back from any state or city he or she is. UNIBEN server failed for applicants that wrote 9 am & 10.30 am. Authority has tried their best to call some students but their phones (were) off. Tell ur love ones…”, the message on the university’s SMS platform read.

A source in the university, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that the university authorities might be economical with the truth as ” the servers collapsed for most of yesterday”.

“This is a major crisis. How do you get all the affected candidates to come back? What about those who came from the far North and other states to write the test? I wonder why the university management is acting as if the University of Benin is meant only for Benin City. If you ask the candidates to come back, who bears the cost? How do you handle the risks of travelling?”, the source quarried.

Meanwhile, the University of Benin is on complete blackout as the main source of electricity supply to the institution has been cut -off.

In a statement issued on Wednesday evening and endorsed by the spokesperson of the school, Dr. Benedicta Ehanire, the university said that the power outage was a result of the crisis in the neighbouring community of Ihovbor, where the restive youths cut- off the source of electricity

“This is to inform members of the University of Benin Community that the present power outage on Campus is as a result of Community unrest at Ihovbor, the main source of power supply to the University. (The Community youths have forced power outage due to a Community clash). It is hoped that normalcy would be restored soonest. Inconveniences are regretted”, the statement read.

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