The Hindu : Caught in the web, literally

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Friday, May 02, 2003

Southern States

Southern States - Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad

Caught in the web, literally

By Our Staff Reporter

Hyderabad May 1. Disappointment. That's what people experienced as they tried to log into the Aponline website to see the SSC examination results on Thursday. The site was choked with lakhs of students trying to log in at the same time. Students queued up outside Internet cafes while many tried in offices but they could only get an expired page flashed on the screen.

It was a painful affair as anxious students could not get their marks from any other source except the Government website. Each visitor had to spend more than 30 minutes to get the information of just one number. Expecting the heavy flow, the server capacity was increased from 5 MB to 30 MB but even that didn't serve the purpose. The site received over seven lakh hits. An official said the choking was due to the fact that the load was entirely on one website unlike last year when the results were hosted on four different websites. Even the interactive voice responsive system was busy throughout. Students could get access to it towards evening only.

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