The Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan faced a technical outage that left students in a state of uncertainty for 10 days, as the degree verification portal remained inaccessible.
This unexpected disruption caused anxiety among students, who were unable to verify their degrees, leading to concerns about their future academic and professional prospects.
The outage affected not only students but also employers and educational institutions that rely on the HEC’s verification system to authenticate degrees. The commission’s IT team worked tirelessly to resolve the issue, but the delay sparked frustration and worry among stakeholders.
The incident highlighted the need for a more robust and reliable system to ensure the smooth verification of degrees.After 10 days, the HEC finally restored the degree verification portal, bringing relief to students and other affected parties.
The commission apologized for the inconvenience and assured stakeholders that measures would be taken to prevent such outages in the future.
The incident served as a reminder of the importance of a reliable and efficient degree verification system in today’s digital age.
