Nigeria experienced a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) control plane disruption in the early hours of August 19, 2026. The event began at 01:15 UTC and lasted for approximately three hours, concluding by 04:30 UTC. The disruption was characterized by a reduction in the visibility of network prefixes.
Technical Details
The disruption registered a severity score of 385. The primary affected metric was the BGP signal, which measures the control plane visibility of internet routing prefixes. The median observed BGP route count dropped by approximately 1% from its peak during the event. Other network health indicators, including active probing reachability and traffic volume forecasts, showed minimal deviation from normal baselines.
The cause has not been publicly attributed. The disruption was resolved by 04:30 UTC.
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