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Traffic Spike Replicates Post Office Waits Online

Yesterday it was Cash for Clunkers, today it is the USPO that is being crushed under the weight of usage.

Over the past hour, multiple attempts to access the site utilizing two different internet browsers have all resulted in the same “waiting for www.prc.gov…” message at the bottom of the screen.

(via The Examiner)

It appears the site was down for multiple hours so many people turned to Google Docs where somone posted a copy of the list. It seems that government infrastructure isn’t quite ready for prime time.

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