The African Democratic Congress (ADC) official website encountered a significant technical issue due to an influx of online traffic from Nigerians trying to register as members in the newly established opposition coalition party.
In a Friday post, a user pointed out that the disruption was caused by an overwhelming number of Nigerians eager to join what is being called a "rescue coalition."
IntelRegion verified the incident, stating that the site's malfunction resulted from overwhelming user demand as people rushed online to register for the emerging political movement.
The outage indicates that the website's infrastructure was unable to cope with the sudden increase in traffic, probably due to insufficient server capacity.
At the time this report was prepared, the party had not yet released any official statement regarding the website crash.
This development occurred merely two days following the public launch of ADC as the leading platform for Nigeria's new opposition coalition—a movement determined to confront the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general election.
A Facebook user, Unclè Anass Dukura, mentioned having trouble accessing the site and encountered repeated error messages.
"The user wrote that the platform was originally designed for a much lower demand than what it actually received."
The coalition was inaugurated on Wednesday in Abuja, representing a united front for Nigeria's opposition groups.
Notable supporters of the new ADC-led coalition consist of former Senate President David Mark, ex-Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and Peter Obi, the Labour Party's 2023 presidential candidate.
The launch event was also graced by distinguished political figures including former APC National Chairman John Oyegun, ex-Governor of Sokoto State Aminu Tambuwal, former Attorney General Abubakar Malami, Dino Melaye, and past Youth and Sports Minister Solomon Dalung. Additionally present were media mogul Dele Momodu; Senators Gabriel Suswam and Ireti Kingibe of the Labour Party; Emeka Ihedioha, who once served as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives; and retired Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar.
Initially founded in 2005 as the Alliance for Democratic Change, the party was subsequently renamed the African Democratic Congress following its official registration by Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
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