I have about 4 websites hosted on syskay.com but none of them are opening or displaying as of the time i"m typing this. Pls does anyone here hosts with them? Is yours affected? the Cpanel of each of the sites are not even opening and their contact numbers are all switched off.

Dunno. So far, the most reliable Nigerian host is Registeram.com. I am currently hosting sites on smartweb and ihostafrica. Only one time, I had an issue with Registeram, and I was pre-informed on the downtime due to maintenance.

same with me too ..my old websites on it are opening but the new ones just bought not opening..all phones to them are dead..im worried..emails not replying ....what can we do ??

Napolitano: Dunno. So far, the most reliable Nigerian host is Registeram.com. I am currently hosting sites on smartweb and ihostafrica. Only one time, I had an issue with Registeram, and I was pre-informed on the downtime due to maintenance.

Are you paid to promote? Don't say that again because you don't sound real.

This is a very serious matter O!!! I have enough sites with syskay and the most annoying is all their contact is not available. It seems its not safe to host ur site locally. How can't there be contact, why should u leave ur customers in the dark. I can't do that and I feel it's not right.

Please does anyone residing in ibadan know how to locate them? This is becoming serious o. My clients are disturbing me seriously o

what do we do now?

goldenimp: sent someone to there office in ibadan..learnt he was arrested by ICPC..taken to abuja..turned off his phones and shut down the websites..what do we do now?

Arrested by ICPC? For what? Did you ask?

Am tired of this already, my clients tink am d one cheating dem... I hope dey come back up soon

utimatedes: Are you paid to promote? Don't say that again because you don't sound real.

@utimatedes And what are your bases of saying that? She didn't sound any bias or too aggressive on the recommendation.

I have a couple of sites/blogs on this syskay server... and now my clients have been calling me always, am just tired of this mess, this one www.naijabambam.com is up and some 2 others are down... pls anybody with any information shld not hesitate, please!!!!

soloqy:

Arrested by ICPC? For what? Did you ask?

i wont be surprised if someone hosted a scam site on one of his servers.

a lot of those offering "cheap" hosting packages are very susceptible to this form of attack/abuse.

yamakuza:

i wont be surprised if someone hosted a scam site on one of his servers.

a lot of those offering "cheap" hosting packages are very susceptible to this form of attack/abuse.

Thats true

yamakuza:

i wont be surprised if someone hosted a scam site on one of his servers.

a lot of those offering "cheap" hosting packages are very susceptible to this form of attack/abuse.

Except the scam site pulled in a really big loot, this is not likely. Scam sites come up everyday, I have not heard of a host being arrested for such if the normal process is followed. Most users report a scam site, the host (if innocent) immediately takes action to turn it down and that the end of the story in most cases except the offended produces a subpoena asking to release the client's contact details. A different story will be painted if the host refuses to take down a scam site in its network.

So while the scam site reason is possible, its highly unlikely to be in in Syskay's case.

Dual Core:
So while the scam site reason is possible, its highly unlikely to be in in Syskay's case.

When they are not responding to their support desk or any email, i wonder how they answer to scam reports! :/

Syskay.com had done us all!! But there must be a way out of this mess. The offering by one Ruffai, promoter of gigalayer hosting firm can be use for tempoary solution?

WordPresser: Syskay.com had done us all!! But there must be a way out of this mess. The offering by one Ruffai, promoter of gigalayer hosting firm can be use for tempoary solution?

prepare to pay N2000 for webhosting and N500 for domain transfer. Even though they promise 6months free webhosting.

Dual Core:
Except the scam site pulled in a really big loot, this is not likely. Scam sites come up everyday, I have not heard of a host being arrested for such if the normal process is followed. Most users report a scam site, the host (if innocent) immediately takes action to turn it down and that the end of the story in most cases except the offended produces a subpoena asking to release the client's contact details. A different story will be painted if the host refuses to take down a scam site in its network.

So while the scam site reason is possible, its highly unlikely to be in in Syskay's case.

yes, we are both correct.

but remember that its usually the likes of Spamcop, Interpol and some other foreign law enforcement agencies that send you notices, and maybe subpoena your provider if you dont comply/depending on the gravity of the offense.

our Nigerian agencies are less civil. they prefer to raid your offices at the slightest provocation, and lock up as many people as they can lay their hands on. "sting" , they think it is.

of course we dont know the details, but the only connection i see between efcc/icpc and a webhost is that someone has reported something. locally. it doesnt even have to pull in a big loot. a clone of any of our 25 banks is enough to cause this. #example

as in, its this complex cos its being handled by local authorities.

with regards to precedence, EFCC has actually shut down SignOnAfrica in the past. "Seized" all their servers and ran them out of business at the height of their popularity.

for the fact that their site is still up and their office still open, they can at least inform their clients on the best alternatives.

if the content(s) of the server is being investigated by ICPC, i dont see it coming online anytime soon, given how long their processes/investigations take.

its either syskay migrates them to a new server or the clients move their backups to a new host. [s]unfortunately, "the boss" is not around to give the order.[/s]

i really think all webmasters and their clients should look into offsite backup solutions.

I have been hosting with Syskay since 2007 and for those 6years they have never disappointed me.
I have a number of websites hosted with them and consider them the most effective webhosting company in Naija.
This sudden development is quite worrisome.
I believe there must be a very serious trouble on the side of syskay to have caused this mess.
No news, no announcement, no correspondence, all contacts cut off...customers stranded...
I do hope they come through whatever the issue is and I pray business returns as it was.
Since last Friday, I have been left thinking of ways out of this
...my business reputation/customer satisfaction, the most essential of part of my resolution...

Hi people, Pls what next? my clients are killing me!

trusted1: Hi people, Pls what next? my clients are killing me!

Tell them the truth that your host Partners have problems. That you will need to move them to new servers. Period..

Then get another host for crying out loud. Some people have been giving options. Someone even offered temporary relief for 15 people.

Log in to the domain management panel like someone described in another thread and point your domain elsewhere.

mrvictor: I have been hosting with Syskay since 2007 and for those 6years they have never disappointed me.
I have a number of websites hosted with them and consider them the most effective webhosting company in Naija.
This sudden development is quite worrisome.
I believe there must be a very serious trouble on the side of syskay to have caused this mess.
No news, no announcement, no correspondence, all contacts cut off...customers stranded...
I do hope they come through whatever the issue is and I pray business returns as it was.
Since last Friday, I have been left thinking of ways out of this
...my business reputation/customer satisfaction, the most essential of part of my resolution...

tru. Nt alone in this. Me too. Its jus too pathetic. And you cant transfer domains that you'v registered within d last 3months eh! My old clients wil understand. Bt the recent ones wil think i just colected their pay, work n "cut-shorted" them. Atleast they shud give info, hint, advice..just anythin coz..hmmm. God help us al

zikclassiq: tru. Nt alone in this. Me too. Its jus too pathetic. And you cant transfer domains that you'v registered within d last 3months eh! My old clients wil understand. Bt the recent ones wil think i just colected their pay, work n "cut-shorted" them. Atleast they shud give info, hint, advice..just anythin coz..hmmm. God help us al

Its scary cause from comments of people, these guys have been good and reliable in the past. Maybe the ICPC story is true because if they had the means of communicating, they would have done so.

Just hope nothing harmful has happened to the owner.

akure.syskay.com appears to be responding now. Are they back?

My websites are working now... Thank God ... I think they are back

yes o sites are responding but the are kind of slow

One of my sites is up again!

I really thank God for this, mine are back too. I hope they are fully back and safe, can't imagine what they went through.

they are not back.... Their lines are still dead and they are still not responding to mails..i had to report to their host - Spirit communications (syskay, i learnt is just a reseller) and i think that's why sites on that server came back online. Without their contact, you still will not be able to renew your expired or about to expire accounts...

my just stopped opening yestaday..pls any solution to that

luzoma: they are not back.... Their lines are still dead and they are still not responding to mails..i had to report to their host - Spirit communications (syskay, i learnt is just a reseller) and i think that's why sites on that server came back online. Without their contact, you still will not be able to renew your expired or about to expire accounts...

but your site is online now...

johnhack: my just stopped opening yestaday..pls any solution to that

wats ur site address?