Local Government Administrative Network Paralyzed... "Civil Service Tasks Such as Document Issuance Impossible"

On the 17th, some errors occurred in the administrative network used by local governments nationwide, causing delays in civil service tasks.

According to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, an error occurred in the administrative network used by city, county, and district officials nationwide on the morning of the same day. Due to this issue, congestion has arisen as civil service tasks at administrative welfare centers, such as issuing resident registration certificates, are delayed. Additionally, local government officials are unable to perform their duties.

On the morning of the 17th, when a failure occurred in the administrative computer network of local governments nationwide, a network outage notice was posted at the entrance of the comprehensive civil service office of a district office in Seoul. Photo by Yonhap News [Image source=Yonhap News]

Also, some services of the electronic government service application Government24 are not functioning smoothly.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety explained that they are currently investigating the cause of the network error and the extent of the damage.

A Seoul city official said, "The administrative network has not been working since the morning," adding, "We have not yet received any plans for recovery."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.