*The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has announced it is set to hire more workers, acknowledging that the company鈥檚 job application portal is currently experiencing downtime due to an 鈥榰nprecedented鈥� surge in traffic

Isola Moses | 绿帽献妻

Currently hiring for multiple positions across various departments of the state oil firm, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has confirmed its readiness to hire more workers.

The NNPCL, in a statement published on the company鈥檚 Web site Friday, July 26, 2024, said the recruitment would be for various positions across various departments within the state energy company.

Mr. Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer at NNPCL, stated: 鈥淣NPC Limited is pleased to announce that we are currently hiring for multiple positions across various departments.

鈥淲e are seeking talented and dedicated individuals to join our team. Visit our careers page for application instructions.鈥�

The company, therefore, NNPCL urged interested applicants to submit their applications through its official Web site at https://careers.nnpcgroup.com.

As regards the reported downtime on the job application portal, the NNPC Limited, in an update posted on its verified X account Friday, the company acknowledged that the portal is currently experiencing downtime due to an 鈥渦nprecedented鈥� surge in traffic.

绿帽献妻 earlier checks though confirmed that the company鈥檚 corporate Web site was displaying server error messages, the site was later up and running as of the time of filing this report.

鈥淒ue to unprecedented traffic to the NNPC Ltd. career page from applicants applying for vacancies, the site is currently experiencing slow load times.

鈥淥ur technicians are working diligently to rectify the problem as quickly as possible. Please be assured that the application process deadline remains August 20, 2024,鈥� it stated.

The NNPCL reassured prospective applicants of a transparent and merit-based recruitment process while urging capable and qualified Nigerians to take advantage of this unique opportunity.