WAEC shuts down result portal for technical issues

A screenshot from WAEC result checker website

The West African Examinations Council has temporarily shut down its result-checking portal due to technical problems, just hours after releasing the 2025 WASSCE results.

The announcement, posted on WAEC’s official X (formerly Twitter) account on Wednesday evening, read: “WAEC hereby informs the general public that the result checker portal @waecdirect.org is temporarily shutdown due to technical issues.

“However, the Council is working assiduously to ensure that candidates are able to access their results in the next 24 hours. Please bear with us.”

The development has left many candidates unable to view their long-awaited results.

Social media users repor error messages and website timeouts.

WAEC has not yet disclosed the exact nature of the technical failure but assured the public that restoration efforts are underway.

The disruption comes barely a day after WAEC officially released the 2025 WASSCE results on Monday, sparking high online traffic as thousands of candidates rushed to check their performance.

As of press time, the council has not issued further updates, but candidates are advised to monitor WAEC’s official channels for status updates and confirmation once the portal is restored.