U.S. expects to fix Obamacare Internet problems within 'hours'

Source: Reuters

U.S. expects to fix Obamacare Internet problems within 'hours'

WASHINGTON | Tue Oct 1, 2013 12:16pm EDT

(Reuters) - Unexpectedly high Internet traffic volumes spawned delays on the first day of operations for federally operated Obamacare health insurance marketplaces, but the problems would be resolved within hours, an official said on Tuesday.

The official said the online system set up to serve uninsured consumers in 36 U.S. states was functioning but that slow speeds and problems loading pages were due to high volumes. "We expect to resolve these issues in the coming hours," the official said.

The Department of Health and Human Services issued a statement saying more than 1 million people had visited the system's website, HealthCare.gov, in the past day, sparking a five-fold increase in Tuesday's volume.

(Reporting by David Morgan; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/01/us-usa-healthcare-issues-idUSBRE9900X620131001

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U.S. expects to fix Obamacare Internet problems within 'hours' (Original post)	Eugene	Oct 2013	OP
"Unexpected"?	enlightenment	Oct 2013	#1
LOL. Betcha this is a case of the IT grunts telling upper-level management,	winter is coming	Oct 2013	#2
And they are now shaking their heads	enlightenment	Oct 2013	#3
I hope so. But how many times have the IT guys said they are just one little fix away	Hoyt	Oct 2013	#4