Nigeria experienced a disruption to its internet control plane on August 28, 2026. The event, which affected Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) visibility, began at 19:50 UTC and lasted for approximately 4.7 hours. A severity score of 592 was recorded for the BGP signal during the event.
Technical Details
The disruption was centered on the BGP control plane, which manages the routing of traffic between networks. The median BGP visibility metric recorded a drop of 2% from its peak value during the observation period. Other network health indicators, including active probing reachability and traffic volume forecasts, showed minimal deviation from their normal baselines throughout the event window. The cause has not been publicly attributed.
Connectivity was reported restored by 00:30 UTC on August 29.
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