The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has restored its Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) after a brief disruption, directing tertiary institutions across the country to urgently accelerate their admission processes.
The Board announced the development in its weekly bulletin published on Monday, confirming that the admissions platform was restored on Sunday, September 27. 
JAMB attributed the temporary outage to an administrative issue involving its hosting provider. According to the Board, it worked with relevant service providers to resolve the problem, restore the system and strengthen its hosting arrangements to guard against a recurrence.
With CAPS now fully operational, JAMB has instructed universities, polytechnics and colleges of education to intensify their admission activities and recover time lost during the disruption.
The directive is particularly important as institutions work within the admission timetable approved at the 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions for the 2026/2027 academic session.
Under the approved schedule, public universities are expected to conclude their admission processes by October 31, while private universities have until November 30.
Other tertiary institutions, including polytechnics and colleges of education, are expected to complete their admission exercises by December 31.
JAMB also noted that the recent release of the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results by the National Examinations Council (NECO) has provided public universities with the necessary information to process outstanding applications ahead of the October 31 deadline.
The Board therefore urged candidates who were awaiting their NECO results to promptly upload or verify their results on the JAMB portal to avoid delays in the admission process.
Candidates were also advised to regularly monitor their admission status and accept admission offers promptly once they are offered admission.
JAMB’s latest directive places the responsibility on institutions and candidates to move quickly as the 2026/2027 admission window enters its final stages, with public universities facing the earliest deadline.
