The teacher’s recruitment test slated for 13 centres across Osun State, on Wednesday, did not hold in two centres in Osogbo, the state capital, and Ikire.
The state government had commenced the recruitment process to employ new teachers for public primary and secondary schools in the state.
After the form collection process had been concluded, the applicants were distributed to 13 centres across the state by the Osun State University, which was designated to handle the recruitment process.
The examinations were also slated to take place at the university between Wednesday, March 27, and Thursday, March 28, 2024, at different times.
But while the exercise was successful in 11 of the centres, the exercise witnessed hitches in two centres in Osogbo and Ikire towns.
Also, it was observed that the exercise witnessed a slow start in some of the centres but picked up and progressed without delay towards noon.
In a statement by the Public Relations Officer of UNIOSUN, Ademola Adesoji, the university confirmed the disruption in two centres in Osogbo and Ikire, saying the exercise would be rescheduled in the affected centres.
The university blamed hackers who had attempted to hack into its system, adding that the damage inflicted on the server required time to resolve, resulting in an undue delay in the start of exams and necessitating the rescheduling of tests at two out of thirteen centers.
The statement read partly, “The management of Osun State University has disclosed that its server was hacked overnight by unknown criminals attempting to disrupt the teachers’ recruitment test scheduled for today.
“Unexpectedly, our server was attacked at midnight today. We responded technically and frustrated attempts to breach our core software and question bank. The damage inflicted on the server required time to resolve, resulting in an undue delay in the start of exams and necessitating the rescheduling of tests at two out of thirteen centres.
“We are relieved that the hackers or opponents of this recruitment process have failed in their attempts to thwart us.
“Over the last eight or so hours, it has been a tough battle in our efforts to ensure the success of the Osun State government. Examinations have concluded at 11 out of the 13 locations today.
“However, the two problematic centres Osogbo and Ikire will be rescheduled based on the ministry’s decision.”