‎The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says its Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) has been fully restored and is now operational after being unavailable for 96 hours.

‎The board made this known in its weekly Bulletin issued on Monday in Abuja.

‎It said the platform was restored on Sunday, September 27, and urged tertiary institutions to speed up their admission processes to recover the time lost during the disruption.

‎“The Board consequently urges all institutions to immediately accelerate their admission processes to recover the time lost during the period of the disruption and ensure compliance with the admission deadlines agreed at the 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions,” it said.

‎It said the temporary unavailability of CAPS was caused by an administrative challenge involving its hosting organisation.

‎The board said it had worked with relevant service providers to restore the platform and ensure its stability.

‎It also apologised to candidates, institutions and other stakeholders for the inconvenience caused by the disruption.

‎“The Board sincerely regrets the inconvenience the temporary unavailability of the platform may have caused candidates, institutions and other stakeholders,” it said.

‎It said institutions should now intensify their admission processes, while candidates should promptly accept admission offers made to them.

‎It recalled that stakeholders at the 2026 Policy Meeting agreed that admissions for the 2026/2027 academic session should be concluded within specified deadlines.

‎According to the board, public universities are expected to conclude admissions on or before Oct. 31, private universities by Nov. 30, while other tertiary institutions have until Dec. 31.

‎“Consequently, all admissions for the 2026/2027 academic session are expected to be concluded by Dec. 31, 2026,” it said.

‎It particularly urged public universities to intensify their admission processes following the release of the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results by the National Examinations Council (NECO).

‎It said the development had provided institutions with the results needed to process more admissions before the Oct. 31 deadline.

‎“Following the release of the 2026 NECO results, the Board urges universities, especially public universities, to intensify admissions and meet the Oct. 31 deadline,” it said.

‎JAMB also advised candidates who had been waiting for their NECO results to immediately upload or verify their results on the appropriate platform.

‎It assured stakeholders that it would also speed up the consideration and approval of admission recommendations submitted by institutions through CAPS.

‎It said the Board was also working on measures to make CAPS more stable and reliable and reduce the impact of possible future disruptions.

‎It said the measures would include having alternative systems and arrangements to ensure that the admission process could continue if one hosting or service environment experienced problems.

‎“The Board remains committed to building systems that work reliably for the people we serve,” it said.