Temporary NCBI Site Block: Misuse, Overload, and How to Resume Access

Temporary Block Due to Misuse or Abusive Access at NCBI

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Access to the National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI website www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov has been temporarily restricted. Your site's access was halted due to potential misuse or abuse, rather than a technical issue like malware infection or cyber attack.

This situation isn't indicative of serious security concerns; instead, it might have arisen from overloading the server with excessive requests, which could be unintentional but still impact other researchers' access.

To restore your access and ensure future interactions are efficient without causing disruptions to others:

1. Have your system administrator contact [email protected] for assistance.

2. Review and modify any scripts or on your site that might be contributing to the issue. The NCBI recomms learning about E-utilities, documented in 'BooksNBK25497', for more effective use of their site resources.

3. Understand how to manage the scale of requests made from your site to ensure they align with acceptable usage policies and don't overload the server capacity.

This incident isn't reflective of security vulnerabilities within HHS but rather a temporary oversight in managing the flow of traffic on NCBI's servers. By following these guidelines, you can avoid future disruptions and mntn smooth access to valuable research resources.

that this information is for informational purposes only and does not represent any form of official guidance or orsement by the National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI or the U.S. Department of Health Services HHS.
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