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Mygov offline

rogevibe — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 01:16:29 GMT

Is it me or has mygov evacuated it's bowels already ? Access denied " currently unavailable" , I could only gain at second try (using Linux os) access long enough to claim , then access denied " currently available - sorry for the inconvenience "

I hope it is just my connection

Re: Mygov offline

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 01:20:02 GMT

It's working fine for me.

Re: Mygov offline

myoclon1cjerk — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 01:23:40 GMT

I still have my mygov account. I tried to login, got my access pin and that was as far as I got. The site's probably overloaded with queries due to covid. Might be best to visit your Centrelink office.

Re: Mygov offline

latina4621 — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 01:30:40 GMT

Going by the news the mygov system has crashed. there are huge lines at the centrelink offices

Re: Mygov offline

rogevibe — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 01:31:46 GMT

@myoclon1cjerk wrote:
I still have my mygov account. I tried to login, got my access pin and that was as far as I got. The site's probably overloaded with queries due to covid. Might be best to visit your Centrelink office.

I was able to claim , but need some editing of my business details, so am concerned

48 hour curfew for VIC and NSW so can not travel , as would not be seen as essential and I would attract unpleasant attention in transit

First the supermarket toilet paper denial , then soft version martial law , now mygov down - are we viral victims or social development lab rats ?

Re: Mygov offline

rogevibe — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 01:39:33 GMT

@latina4621 wrote:
Going by the news the mygov system has crashed. there are huge lines at the centrelink offices

Typical Australia , lofty objectives , then cheap charlie implimentations, never building in enough contingency support , look at the NBN , gov customer support answer times,

Does sould like I was super fortunate in gaining access enough to make a claim - maybe a heroic IT tech enabled fleeting access priority for relatively remote region people - city struggle class can just bus down to the local c/link centre and pub

Re: Mygov offline

imastawka — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 02:00:07 GMT

It says...try again later or tomorrow

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/coronavirus/mygov-website-crashes-huge-queues-outside-centrelink-offices-as-coronavirus-shutdown-deadline-looms/ar-BB11ypZ6?ocid=spartanntp

Re: Mygov offline

the4masters2013 — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 02:59:45 GMT

I've just tried to log in and it states that MyGov is unavailable. Thank you for your patience.

I hope it is up and running tomorrow!

Re: Mygov offline

imastawka — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 03:04:17 GMT

MyGov hit by cyber attack.

The Federal Government has confirmed the MyGov website, which is used to access Centrelink services online, was hit by a denial of service cyber attack this morning.

A denial of service attack is where hackers flood a website with users so that the site becomes overloaded.

It's the type of attack that was used to bring down the Census website in 2016.

Demand for MyGov services has risen dramatically, with many Australians who have been stood down due to extra coronavirus restrictions seeking access to unemployment benefits.

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/coronavirus/mygov-hit-by-cyber-attack-as-tens-of-thousands-of-australians-seek-help-amid-coronavirus-pandemic/ar-BB11yl2M?ocid=spartanntp

Re: Mygov offline

davidc4430 — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 03:44:09 GMT

well of course the centrelink site will fail it was never designed for a time when thousands of people would be trying to use it at the same time.

all these years of cutting anything with anything to do with the poor is now going to show up in big bright lights.

the under staffed offices australia wide will bog down under the influx.

lets say the average interview takes 30 minutes

(and i'm sure signing up takes longer than that)

and there is only 6 staff in the office full of newly unemployed?

Re: Mygov offline

domino-710 — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 04:11:23 GMT

It has just been explained as a cyber attack.

A flood.

Not a thing to do with understaffing.

Re: Mygov offline

davidc4430 — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 05:17:39 GMT

@domino-710 wrote:
It has just been explained as a cyber attack.

A flood.

Not a thing to do with understaffing.

latest report, oops, it wasnt a cyber attack

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Re: Mygov offline

davidc4430 — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 05:20:30 GMT

oh, and its 2 different things,

the online site has crashed from failing to handle the traffic

and ive just seen tv report showing lines of people right out of centerlink offices and down the street!

Re: Mygov offline

davidc4430 — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 05:20:58 GMT

i can go back to ignoring you now

Re: Mygov offline

domino-710 — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 05:48:04 GMT

It was explained as a cyber attack on the site.

Which caused the long lines at Centrelink.

Due to no-one being able to access.

There is quite a nasty side - isn't there.

Re: Mygov offline

shoppingbag* — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 06:56:54 GMT

@imastawka wrote:
MyGov hit by cyber attack.

The Federal Government has confirmed the MyGov website, which is used to access Centrelink services online, was hit by a denial of service cyber attack this morning.

A denial of service attack is where hackers flood a website with users so that the site becomes overloaded.

It's the type of attack that was used to bring down the Census website in 2016.

Demand for MyGov services has risen dramatically, with many Australians who have been stood down due to extra coronavirus restrictions seeking access to unemployment benefits.

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/coronavirus/mygov-hit-by-cyber-attack-as-tens-of-thousands-of-australians-seek-help-amid-coronavirus-pandemic/ar-BB11yl2M?ocid=spartanntp

This was no cyber attack, nor was there an attack when the election site crashed some time ago. The security system simply sees it as an attack when multitudes of people all try logging onto one website at the same time, and shuts down to protect itself. Myself and my family predicted both before it happened. Computer systems cannot tell the difference between a denial of service attack, or a massive overload.

Re: Mygov offline

bright.ton42 — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 07:08:58 GMT

This from radio Parliament this afternoon ...

no cyberattack.

MyGov is set up to handle 50,000 enquiries.

As of yesterday it got 90,000 so crashed.

To be expected, systems can't be changed overnight.

I do feel so sorry for those in dire need.

Re: Mygov offline

domino-710 — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 07:11:33 GMT

I got that Bright - thank you.

You are not on ' ignore ' . lol