It is clear that Zimbabwe’s version of Big Brother – One
House Zimbabwe was long overdue as its website crashed moments after it was
launched to the public to apply to be housemates.
With US$50 000 up for grabs, it is not surprising that the
website crashed as hopefuls likely rushed to the website to give the show a
try.
According to TeeMak, one of the organisers of the TV
reality show, the website, www.onehouse.tv had close to 40 000 hits (visitors)
within the first 10 minutes, overwhelming the server and ultimately leading it
to crash.
“Yesterday, we launched onehouse.tv website for
applications and we had 39 000 hits in the first 10 minutes and our server
crashed,” said TeeMak.
He however said their technical team is working flat out on
rectifying this problem and ensuring that the server will not crash again due
to the huge volumes of traffic.
“The server has been updated and the site will be back up
at 11:30PM,” said the organiser.
He urged people to send their applications to stand a
chance to be selected to be a housemate for the inaugural reality show which
will be a first of its kind in Zimbabwe.
However, due to posts by the show’s organisers where they
have been captured with the country’s top celebrities on social media, some
feel that the show is not for ordinary Zimbabweans. As such, some have
expressed scepticism and are dreading applying to be housemates.
TeeMak was quick to debunk this saying the show was for all
Zimbabweans adding that people must apply.
Those tasked to choose the housemates are certainly going
to have a tough time as it seems everyone wants to be a housemate. Chronicle
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