NNPCL’s job portal crashes with influx of applications hours after announcing openings

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited said it is set to hire more workers.

A statement published on the company’s website on Friday, said the recruitment would be for various positions across various departments within the energy company.

“NNPC Ltd is pleased to announce that we are currently hiring for multiple positions across various departments. We are seeking talented and dedicated individuals to join our team.

Visit our careers page for application instructions,” Soneye stated.

NNPCL urged interested applicants to submit their applications through its official website, https://careers.nnpcgroup.com.

This is the first recruitment exercise since it fully transformed into a limited company in 2022.

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However, in a later update, the company said its job application portal is currently experiencing downtime due to an ‘unprecedented’ surge in traffic.

Checks revealed that the agency’s website is displaying server error messages.

It wrote, “Due to unprecedented traffic to the NNPC Ltd. career page from applicants applying for vacancies, the site is currently experiencing slow load times,” the statement reads, the company said on its X handle on Friday.

“Our technicians are working diligently to rectify the problem as quickly as possible. Please be assured that the application process deadline remains August 20, 2024.”

NNPC also reassured applicants of a transparent and merit-based recruitment process, urging capable Nigerians to take advantage of this unique opportunity.