[Resolved]  Indian Railways — Non-availability of IRCTC website

Online railway ticket booking facility through irctc.co.in remain inaccessible during 8.00 hrs to 9.00 hrs which is the opening hour for TATKAL ticket booking. There appears to be some corrupt practice being followed during this period by blocking interest connectivity of the website particularly 2 to 3 days prior to festive days like Diwali, etc.. The facility is only open after by 9.30 hrs. by which time all the TATKAL quota shows WL. If someone urgues that due to heady traffic congestion during the peak period of 8 to 9 hrs, the existing brandwith capacity becomes incompatible, it is not acceptable since the same problem does not arise on other days when there is no festive seasons or the bandwith would have been increased to ensure transparency in the online ticketing system. Due to this, the very purpose of TATKAL Scheme or elimination of malpractices in the system gets certainly vitiated.