2023 census: Hackers hit NPC recruitment portal

<h4><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 16px&semi;">The National Population Commission &lpar;NPC&rpar; has prevented hackers from gain access to its recruitment portal for the 2023 census&period;<&sol;span><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-28859 size-large" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thedailypage&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;07&sol;hacker-at-night-1024x684&period;jpg-943x630&period;webp" alt&equals;"Hackers attack NPC" width&equals;"801" height&equals;"535" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 16px&semi;">This was made known to the public by the NPC Commissioner for Anambra&comma; Chidi Ezeoke&comma; at a news conference in Awka&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 16px&semi;">According to him&comma; NPC would recruit competent personnel from selected communities across Nigeria&comma; to ensure an accurate and reliable census next year&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 16px&semi;">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;If hackers were not able to succeed in this&comma; we want to ensure and assure that it will be difficult for them to hack during the 2023 census&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 16px&semi;">&&num;8220&semi;I’m almost certain that the attempt&comma; to a large extent&comma; was foiled&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 16px&semi;">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;When you are trying out something new&comma; people will try to bypass your efforts”&comma; NAN quoted him saying&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;