ABUJA, August 4, 2025 — The National Examinations Council (NECO) has confirmed it has temporarily taken all its examination portals offline across Nigeria. The move, effective immediately, is part of scheduled system maintenance designed to improve user experience and platform stability.
message posted on NECO’s official website reads:
“All our examination portals will be temporarily unavailable due to scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience.”
🧑💻 Who Is Affected
The shutdown impacts a broad range of portal users, including:
- Students checking 2025 SSCE (internal and external) and BECE results;
- Private candidates registering for examinations;
- Institutions and admissions teams using the portal for document verification .
⏳ User Complaints Before the Shutdown
Before the official maintenance notice, many users had already reported access issues. For over a week, attempts to check results, process admissions, or verify results—especially for those applying abroad—were unsuccessful. The platform’s downtime has led to serious delays in submission to foreign institutions with fast-approaching deadlines.
🛠️ Why This Matters
- The maintenance aims to enhance system reliability, improve security measures, and resolve functional bugs—upgrades that experts say are overdue given increasing traffic during result-release periods.
- This follows concerns about recent cybersecurity incidents and performance bottlenecks, which have raised questions around portal readiness and resilience.
⏱️ Duration and Restoration
NECO has not given a firm timeline for how long the portals will remain offline. However, officials have urged users to remain patient and assured that full service will be restored once upgrade works are complete.