PUTRAJAYA: The placement selection for 2,245 Grade UD10 medical officers, conducted on Feb 27, has been cancelled due to technical disruptions in the ePlacement system at 3pm that day, according to the Health Ministry (KKM).
The one hour and 30 minutes disruption led to errors in the placement selection of the medical officers, consequently affecting the placement allocations in the system, it said in a statement.
The ministry said it has taken measures to ensure transparency in the placement process and address the maldistribution issue, including cancelling all selections made on that date, adding that a new selection process will be conducted on March 17 at 3pm via the system.
It said candidates wishing to appeal for a placement transfer can do so via the Google Form in the ePlacement system.
The appeal period runs from March 17 to 23.
According to the ministry, the Placement and Transfer Appeal Committee will only consider appeals submitted with complete documents within the stipulated period, Bernama reported.
It added that the appeal results will be announced on April 28 through the KKM Career Review portal.
“The ministry immensely regrets the inconvenience the candidates face and assures them that improvement measures will be implemented to prevent this issue from recurring.
“Further enquiries can be directed to KKM through official channels as stated in the application guidelines,” the statement added.
