cao website down

eoin_mulhern · 23-08-2010 9:11am #1

Its down on a day like today :eek:

Aisling(",) · 23-08-2010 9:12am

i know....ive to go to work without finding out what ive got till 5!

SEInvincible · 23-08-2010 9:13am

What a joke , 40 euro and we're left waiting.

As if they didn't knwo there'd be traffic on the site.

Lola92 · 23-08-2010 9:18am

This is ridiculous, I've gotten a text and email saying I've been made an offer - would it be so hard to put the course code in there too? :mad:

cedomination · 23-08-2010 9:19am

Not surprised it's down tbh.

Ian Beale · 23-08-2010 9:19am

eoin_mulhern wrote: »

Its down on a day like today :eek:

It happens every year :pac:

Saaron · 23-08-2010 9:19am

So glad I got up early when it was working :P

JaTochNietDan · 23-08-2010 9:21am

Seems they weren't anticipating the amount of traffic it was going to get this morning, I mean imagine all of the people who just shot onto the website after getting that text lol.

They need more bandwidth!

Lola92 · 23-08-2010 9:23am

JaTochNietDan wrote: »

Seems they weren't anticipating the amount of traffic it was going to get this morning, I mean imagine all of the people who just shot onto the website after getting that text lol.

They need more bandwidth!

I just don't buy that excuse though! I mean the CAO know how many applicants there are! I suppose it's true - Fail to prepare, prepare to fail..:(

ellieh1 · 23-08-2010 9:26am

It is back up now

UnionOfV · 23-08-2010 9:28am

...aaand down again. I get on, log in, click on accept and *crash*

LovexxLife · 23-08-2010 9:29am

mines still not working

eoin_mulhern · 23-08-2010 9:33am

UnionOfV wrote: »

...aaand down again. I get on, log in, click on accept and *crash*

at least you can see the course you were offered im close to vomiting with nerves.

LadyGaga! · 23-08-2010 9:35am

UnionOfV wrote: »

I get on, log in, click on accept and *crash*

Thought it was just me that it was doing it to! So frustrating!

Lola92 · 23-08-2010 9:44am

yay i got to see my offer at last

dont have to accept it because im defering! Good look to the rest of you trying to accept!

stevenfinnegan · 23-08-2010 9:46am

CAO website is working again.
Looks like they finally fixed it.:rolleyes:

stevenfinnegan · 23-08-2010 9:48am

stevenfinnegan wrote: »

CAO website is working again.
Looks like they finally fixed it.:rolleyes:

Nah wait....
It seems to have crashed again! lol

Maestoso · 23-08-2010 9:49am

Aww come onnnn. I just clicked accept and the "connection to the server reset".

markc1184 · 23-08-2010 9:50am

I got my offer for Maynooth, just a matter of being able to confirm it on the site now!

Plumpynutt · 23-08-2010 9:58am

ah this is ridiculous, i need to get onto that site! i need to accept and defer my course today, not looking likely with it crashing:mad:

cedomination · 23-08-2010 10:08am

Listening to the radio, they're trying to blame it on some "mischief maker" who is attacking the site :rolleyes: Don't believe that excuse for a second.

markc1184 · 23-08-2010 10:11am

cedomination wrote: »

Listening to the radio, they're trying to blame it on some "mischief maker" who is attacking the site :rolleyes: Don't believe that excuse for a second.

That same line gets thrown around each year when this happens IIRC! :rolleyes:

UnionOfV · 23-08-2010 10:16am

cedomination wrote: »

Listening to the radio, they're trying to blame it on some "mischief maker" who is attacking the site :rolleyes: Don't believe that excuse for a second.

*chuckle* If it was some idiot spamming cao.ie it'd be a drop in the ocean compared to the mountains of students legitimately accessing the site, and if it was a proper DDoS attack we wouldn't be able to get on the thing in the first place! Pretty sure the SEC cut back on their bandwidth budget recently... :rolleyes:

STBR · 23-08-2010 10:22am

UnionOfV wrote: »

*chuckle* If it was some idiot spamming cao.ie it'd be a drop in the ocean compared to the mountains of students legitimately accessing the site, and if it was a proper DDoS attack we wouldn't be able to get on the thing in the first place! Pretty sure the SEC cut back on their bandwidth budget recently... :rolleyes:

Precisely.