googlepikins:
No one should take anything here serious until they explain to us the difference between Nigeria Adsense and US Adsense. Nigerian bloggers will claim they know it all but can't explain to us the difference

Blazing99:
Last week, Nigeria's renowned webhost, contacted me to inform that they had a server failure and all my website content have been lost. Before I could doff my hat for these people but with what I know now, I can never use a Nigerian host. They are not competent enough. They will fail you and they will abandon you.

https://www.nairaland.com/3282426/whogohost-why-never-use-nigerian

If you want to host your website please use a good foreign host i.e
ipage
hostagator
bluehost
1and1
godaddy

They collect the Naira equivalent. They are reliable. They have good uptime, they have good customer service. As for Nigerian hosts, get ready for depression

N/B: I am not trying to spoil hosting companies in Nigeria. But if you think I am being malicious, kindly go ahead with your heart

ogaprime:


Please google Endurance International Group on web hosting

Blazing99:


Sorry, not ready to waste my mb

ogaprime:


Please google Endurance International Group on web hosting

Blazing99:
Last week, Nigeria's renowned webhost, contacted me to inform that they had a server failure and all my website content have been lost. Before I could doff my hat for these people but with what I know now, I can never use a Nigerian host. They are not competent enough. They will fail you and they will abandon you.

https://www.nairaland.com/3282426/whogohost-why-never-use-nigerian

If you want to host your website please use a good foreign host i.e
ipage
hostagator
bluehost
1and1
godaddy
It's not impossible but it can happen to anybody and any web host. Anyway, that is a rare possibility with any serious web host. What i have found again is that some customer support staff erroneously delete a website and blame it on server problem. Sometimes, the wrongly set the renewal due date causing automatic deletion.

Anyway, that is a human error and could be what you suffered. Take heart but don't think that human errors can only happen in Nigeria
Were they specific about the nature of the server problem?

Your supposition is not always the case. At Todhost.com two websites have recently moved from bluehost and 1an1 to host with Todhost.com and they acknowledged monitoring our performance for over years. the second one was on the recommendation of a Nigerian based in the Netherlands. The two websites we speak of are ogoninewsng.com(moved from bluehost and omafurufoundation.org (moved from 1and1)

Web hosting is not about the location, it is about the technology and those behind it.

They collect the Naira equivalent. They are reliable. They have good uptime, they have good customer service. As for Nigerian hosts, get ready for depression

N/B: I am not trying to spoil hosting companies in Nigeria. But if you think I am being malicious, kindly go ahead with your heart

Dullahi:
This is very informative. I have a question though. How possible is it to migrate an already purchased domain to a Nigerian Host?

shorxynla:


I felt your pain.
But nevertheless, you can't just conclude all Apples are bad because you tasted one

todhost:


The fact and reality is that server security is the responsibility of clients everywhere. Firewall and server security is a private issue for most web hosts but for the website owners, it should be their responsibility to use strong passwords, secure their local computers, protect the email attached to their websites and secure their client area passwords. Just to mention a few.

We will do a full blog on this issue, may be next week.

For web hosting needs, visit https://www.todhost.com

Blazing99:


Bros, if you're 100% down with this hosting business? If you are ready to your customers sites backed up on many locations in case of failures or attack. Start advertising optimal hosting and take this game to another level. Run it like a serious company. That was the seriousness i thought i saw in whogohost before they deleted me. Who knows, when considering a Nigerian host, I and many others may consider you.

Blazing99:


I have been using whogohost for 5 years
I have been using smartweb for 4 years
i have used registeram for 2 years
i have used ihostafrica for 2 years

Better have a strong backup cos when they will show you, na apology email go end am

todhost:


We do now that the issues you have raised happen everywhere! The golden rule which applies everywhere is that you must maintain a functional backup even if you host on the best infrastructure. You have to keep a backup.

Blazing99:


Can you webhosts warn every customer about that?
Or better still do a autobackup for customers like foreign hosts do.

Dullahi:
This is very informative. I have a question though. How possible is it to migrate an already purchased domain to a Nigerian Host?

onismate:
Hosting in Nigeria is fun