Seoul – Seoul officials reported on Saturday that online government services hit by a fire at the National Information Resources Service (NIRS) in Daejeon are slowly coming back online. By 6 a.m., 238 of the 709 services that went down have been restored, giving a recovery rate of 33.6 percent.
The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters said the newly available services include a privacy regulator tool that checks for personal data leaks, a labor ministry system that tracks fines, and a range of other key tools. At the moment, 30 out of 40 “Grade 1” services—those deemed essential by their impact and user numbers—are back up.
The fire broke out on September 26 when a lithium‑ion battery exploded in a server room. Firefighters finished the blaze the next day, and police are still investigating the exact cause.
Some of the services that have returned include the Public Procurement Service’s new comprehensive shopping mall, the interior ministry’s central permanent records system, the finance ministry’s National Assembly business support system, and the land ministry’s real‑estate administration intelligence system.
During the week‑long Chuseok holiday that began last Friday, 47 systems returned to normal operation.
President Lee Jae‑myung visited the damaged data centre on Friday to check on the recovery efforts. His visit came as the government ramps up work to restore services after the data centre fire destroyed major memory storage.
Source: ianslive
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