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 3 pm that day, according to the Ministry of Health (MOH).
In a statement today, the MOH said the one hour and 30 minutes disruptions led to errors in the placement selection of the medical officers, consequently affecting the placement allocations in the system.
The ministry said that it had 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 Monday, March 17, at 3 pm 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 MOH, the Placement and Transfer Appeal Committee will only consider appeals submitted with complete documents within the stipulated period.
It added that the appeal results will be announced on Monday, April 28, through the MOH Career Review portal.
"The MOH immensely regrets the inconvenience the candidates face and assures them that improvement measures will be implemented to prevent this issue from recurring.
"Further inquiries can be directed to the MOH through official channels as stated in the application guidelines," the statement read.
