Voter registration site crash - not entirely surprising given the traffic

[muriel_volestrangler]

I used to be involved in transaction processing for websites, and spikes in demand like this were the bane of our lives:



https://twitter.com/faisalislam/status/740440068712718337/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw



https://twitter.com/philipjcowley/status/739714306497974272/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2016/jun/08/eu-referendum-live-voter-registration-site-crashes-cameron-farage-debate

and it looks like it ought to be possible to extend registration by a day: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2016/jun/08/eu-referendum-live-voter-registration-site-crashes-cameron-farage-debate?page=with:block-5757d8a5e4b04168b8115ad6#block-5757d8a5e4b04168b8115ad6

[LeftishBrit]

1. At least it's a good thing that people are registering to vote!

And even the 'just in case' applications mean that people are taking their vote seriously.

Hope they can get the system up and running again soon.

[brush]

2. You mean the crash wasn't blamed on the Clinton camp?

[LeftishBrit]

3. Give them time. I'm sure that the Brexiteers will blame it on Clinton, the EU, the immigrants,

Jeremy Corbyn, the benefit claimants, and just about everyone possible.

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. Cameron suggests the government will extend the registration deadline

Last edited Wed Jun 8, 2016, 11:51 AM - Edit history (1)

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2016/jun/08/eu-referendum-live-voter-registration-site-crashes-cameron-farage-debate?page=with:block-5757fae0e4b04168b8115bcb#block-5757fae0e4b04168b8115bcb

Now looks definite:

EU vote registration deadline extended

The deadline for registering to vote in the EU referendum has been extended, the government has said.

Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock said the government would legislate to extend the cut-off until midnight on Thursday.
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It also shows that the peak users came at 22:15 BST when 50,711 people were using the service at the same time. There were 26,000 people on the site at 23:55 BST and 20,416 people using the site at 12:01 BST, just after the deadline.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36480764

Yeah, 50,000 simultaneous users with sessions could be hard to handle without a lot of planning.