Fresh issues have emerged over the West African Examinations Council’s recruitment exercise, with numerous candidates declaring that they experienced technical troubles during the computer-based aptitude test hung on Saturday.
The complaints come amid continued examination of the 2026 West African Senior Citizen School Certificate Assessment results, further accentuating the evaluation body’s innovation and digital systems.
A number of candidates required to social media to grumble about network disruptions, difficulties accessing the examination portal and issues with details attended to the recruitment exercise.
One of the candidates, Okih Meshach, stated the technical challenges disappointed prospects who had hung out preparing for the ability test.
In a Facebook post, he questioned why applicants needed to face difficulties in spite of preparing for the examination.
“Why in the world would Nigeria and WAEC be frustrating people? After burning a candle light to study and be prepared for exams, the government system keeps failing and keeps providing reasons to youths why they should not rely on or depend on them,” he composed.
Meshach also explained the workout as disappointing, blaming what he stated were network-related issues.
“The WAEC test today is discouraging and absolutely nothing to compose home about due to their network. Why is Nigeria constantly discovering it tough to perform serene ICT tests?” he included.
Another candidate, identified on X as @PenitentBen, said he was unable to take part in the test since the message alerting him about the workout did not consist of vital information.
According to him, he received a text on September 2 informing him that the computer-based aptitude test would hold on September 5, but the message did not state the examination time or venue.
“I applied for the recruitment exercise. On the second of this month, I got a text informing me that the CB-Aptitude Test would be on the 5th, yet they didn’t specify the time and venue for the said test. I ended up losing out on that,” he wrote.
He further complained that he experienced difficulties accessing a spreadsheet containing info about shortlisted applicants, alleging that the document took a long time to load before eventually displaying error messages.
Likewise, another candidate, @Sididamrawi, stated he received a spreadsheet containing the names and examination varieties of shortlisted prospects but was not able to access the examination platform.
“The same thing happened to me. A pal simply forwarded a WAEC spreadsheet with names of shortlisted people and their evaluation numbers. I tried to write the examinations now, and it’s telling me ‘invalid details,'” he stated.
A candidate determined as @farmbookOO likewise alleged that he took a trip to his state capital for the workout however did not find WAEC officials at the location.
He said he later found a spreadsheet including the names and examination details of shortlisted applicants online and waited up until 1 pm, which he said was his scheduled examination time.
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According to him, repeated attempts to access the examination platform were not successful.
“I attempted logging in till 2 pm, however the WAEC site was not online. I set on my journey back to my base town, got home and tried visiting once again, and the site is informing me I have actually currently completed the test process,” he stated.
Another applicant, Adewale, who uses the X manage @Haryormikhun, declared that he might not access the platform throughout the 40-minute period designated for the test.
“I didn’t even get any opportunity to visit, not to mention do the test. The site was down throughout the period of 40 minutes test period,” he composed.
Erhuen Titilayo, recognized as @tuntomiwa on X, likewise criticised the council over the reported obstacles, linking the complaints to the continuous argument surrounding the 2026 WASSCE outcomes.
“WAEC and glitch na 5/6. We were grumbling; individuals were saying it’s due to the fact that of malpractice. Is this recruitment assessment problem also malpractice on the part of candidates? Failure nation, failed system. It is well with upcoming generations,” the candidate composed.
Nevertheless, WAEC dismissed the allegations that the recruitment workout was affected by technical problems.
When gotten in touch with on Sunday, the council’s Head of Public Affairs, Moyosola Adesina, stated the examination was successfully concluded.
“There were no glitches, and the examinations were concluded,” she said.
The grievances come as WAEC continues to face analysis over the 2026 WASSCE outcomes.
The National Association of Proprietors of Independent schools just recently raised concerns about the assessment results and called for improvements to WAEC’s technology and digital systems.
The association likewise asked for further examination into a few of the concerns surrounding the results, while stakeholders contacted the assessment body to supply clearer proof connecting its anti-malpractice steps to the pattern of results launched.
On the other hand, the Head of WAEC’s Nigeria National Workplace, Dr Amos Dangut, has protected the trustworthiness of the 2026 WASSCE results, insisting that the council’s marking, processing and moderation treatments remain trustworthy.
He likewise stated WAEC had introduced procedures such as computer-based assessment, concern randomisation and serialisation as part of efforts to reinforce the stability of its evaluations.
The most recent grievances by recruitment candidates have now contributed to concerns about WAEC’s digital systems, as stakeholders continue to await further developments over the evaluation of the 2026 WASSCE results.