• INEC acknowledges the failure of the Result Viewing Portal (IReV) during the 2023 presidential election.
• The failure occurred due to an HTTP error caused by a configuration bug discovered after the polling units’ presiding officers attempted to upload results.
• INEC partially resolved the issue within four hours by deploying hotfixes to address the bug.
• The first successful upload of the presidential election result sheet happened at 8:55 pm on February 25, 2023.
• The failure impacted public perception of the election and attracted widespread commentary.
• INEC explains that the failure stemmed from the inability of the application to organize the presidential election results, which did not belong to any specific state.
• Despite the challenges, INEC views the IReV portal as a significant innovation aimed at promoting electoral integrity and transparency.
• INEC implemented strict security and audit control measures to prevent unauthorized access to the Result Upload System, considering the potential for malicious cyberattacks.
