Nigeria Experiences BGP Control Plane Disruption
Nigeria experienced a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) control plane disruption early Tuesday, July 29, 2026. The event began at 02:15 UTC and persisted for approximately 2.3 hours, concluding by 04:30 UTC. The disruption was characterized by a significant reduction in the visibility of internet routing…
Nigeria experienced a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) control plane disruption early Tuesday, July 29, 2026. The event began at 02:15 UTC and persisted for approximately 2.3 hours, concluding by 04:30 UTC. The disruption was characterized by a significant reduction in the visibility of internet routing prefixes.
Technical Details
The primary affected metric was the BGP median signal, which recorded a severity score of 181. This signal measures the control plane visibility of internet routing prefixes, indicating a reduction in the number of routes being advertised and seen globally. During the event, the observed BGP prefix count dropped by approximately 1% from its peak. Other network health indicators, including active probing reachability and traffic volume forecasts, showed minimal deviation during the same observation window.
The cause has not been publicly attributed.
Connectivity was reported restored by the end of the observation period.
