Reason Why Nairaland’s Server Was Taken Down By Host – Founder

Reason Why Nairaland’s Server Was Taken Down By Host – Founder

Seun Osewa, the founder of the micro-blogging site Nairaland.com, has confirmed that the platform is currently experiencing downtime due to being “taken down” by its server host.

Users raised concerns on Monday night as they were unable to access the site, leading to fears of a potential hacking incident.

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Upon checking the platform, various error messages indicated server issues, with Osewa acknowledging that this was a consequence of neglecting an earlier abuse report. In a series of tweets on Tuesday morning, the founder clarified that the offensive content had been removed, but there was still a delay in the server user interface.

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Osewa posted, “Nairaland’s server was taken down because I overlooked an abuse report that was originally sent on the 14th. After the takedown, I removed the offensive content.

“The UI for bringing back the server didn’t work so it took hours to get support on how to get that done. Minutes after the forum was brought back, they took the server down again with no warning.

“I’m guessing that the content I removed was still cached on Cloudflare servers, so they could still see it. I have cleared the caches now, but they are not communicating. I hope they will communicate tomorrow.

“If you have any ideas for working with abuse teams, please share. My track record is abysmal.”

He added that it could take 48 hours of review from the host’s abuse team before the site is finally restored

“The technical support team has informed me that only the abuse team has the power to reinstate our server, that their review could take up to 48 hours, and that nothing can be done to speed up the process.
I’ve been informed that the only thing I can do is wait. It’s humbling,” he added.

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