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Aussies Flipped Out When Their Country’s Census Website Crashed

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

In August 2016, the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ website crashed, preventing thousands of people from completing a very important census survey. Some say a malicious attack was the culprit while others believe the site just couldn’t handle the heavy traffic. Whatever the reason, Twitter lit up with the hashtag #CensusFail almost immediately.

Guess who’s not doing the census? All of Australia! #censusfail Def trust the gov to keep our info safe! Maybe decent #broadband would help!

? Richard Doreian (@rdoreian) August 9, 2016

Hey ABS! Have you tried turning it off and back on again?#censusfail#ITcrowd

? rafael epstein (@Raf_Epstein) August 9, 2016

When someone who can’t configure a web server tells you the same web server is very secure, be afraid. BE VERY AFRAID! #CensusFail

? THE Russell (@THE_Russell) August 9, 2016