404 Error: Not Found

[claidheamhmor]

I saw an article listing a bunch of amusing 404 errors apparently found on an Eastern Cape government web site. I suspect they have an administrator with a sense of humour...

And it wasn't even hacked...

January 08 2008 at 07:21AM

By Louise Flanagan

Can't find an Eastern Cape government webpage? It could be on holiday, on strike or even promoted to vice-president.

A routine error message on the department of health's website offers some rather less-than-routine excuses for webpages that can't be found.

"Sorry … but the page you are looking for cannot be found," starts the error message.

Reasons it offers for this include:

"The page is on holiday and will be out of the office until next week or when it feels like coming back."

"The page was considered redundant and was given a raise, so it now works even less."

"The page performed an illegal operation and was promoted to vice-president."

"The page was on strike. We are busy negotiating with the unions now for better wages so it can come online."

"The page is running late. This could be because the taxis need to collect at least another 404 passengers."

"The page is sleeping. After all, this is African time we are talking about."

The Eastern Cape department of health said on Monday the website had not been hacked.

Source: IOL

Comments

[jonty.livejournal.com]

Hahahahahaha!
Oh brilliant!

[ereneth.livejournal.com]

Lovely!

I do hope they don't fire him/her or change it. Every laugh you get nowadays is worth gold - especially if it's laughing with a government agency instead of at one.

Phone call sometime soon?

[claidheamhmor]

Sounds good! I'm home much of this weekend.

[margs114.livejournal.com]

hehehehe. Irritated web developer?

[arthwollipot.livejournal.com]

The AAF website (http://www.aaf.org.au)'s 404 page reads "Like horns on Viking helmets, the page you are looking for does not exist."

Thank you, thank you. I'll be here all week.

[fsnut.livejournal.com]

Priceless!