JAMB restores CAPS, urges institutions to speed up 2026/2027 admissions

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fully restored its Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) after a temporary outage disrupted the platform. CAPS is now operational, enabling tertiary institutions to expedite admission processing for the 2026/2027 academic session. JAMB made this announcement in a communication to candidates, institutions, and other stakeholders, urging educational bodies to catch up on lost time due to the disruption.

The return of CAPS means schools can resume admission processing through the centralized system following the temporary setback.

JAMB has urged institutions to accelerate their admission processes to recover the time lost during the disruption. Candidates who receive admission offers must respond promptly, as JAMB maintains the existing deadlines for the 2026/2027 admission exercise across all public, private, and other tertiary institutions. Additionally, candidates awaiting their 2026 National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate Examination results have been advised to upload or verify their results on the relevant platform.

This directive follows the recent release of the NECO SSCE results and aims to ensure candidates' academic credentials are available to institutions as they expedite their admission processes. Failing to provide the required results could impact an institution's ability to consider a candidate during the admission process.

The CAPS restoration occurred days after JAMB announced its temporary shutdown on September 24, citing technical issues with the platform's hosting arrangements. On September 21, Nairametrics reported that JAMB approved the service for candidates who had lost access to their contact details originally linked to their profiles. This service, launched on September 21, allows eligible candidates to update their registered phone numbers or email addresses through a secure process at designated JAMB centers, such as Professional Test Centres, Professional Registration Centres, and State Offices.

JAMB has experienced other technology-related disruptions in 2026, including system errors, network failures, and delays during the mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) held on March 28 for 227,896 candidates nationwide.