Temporary NCBI Website Access Restriction Due to High Traffic and Potential Misuse

Access Denied to the NCBI Website Due to Temporal Blockage

Message:

Subject: Temporary Access Restriction Notification from NCBI

Dear User,

We regret to inform you that your access to the National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI website, which is located at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, has been temporarily susped because of a suspected misuse or abuse situation involving your site activities. This alert does not indicate any security threats such as viruses or attacks; it's rather a result of high traffic on our servers.

Your access block might have occurred due to several reasons:

1. Potential overuse: It could be that you've been using the E-utilities and other features excessively, which has potentially disrupted the normal use by others.

2. Script runaways: There might have been a script running in an uncontrolled manner causing heavy traffic or resource usage.

To restore your access promptly and efficiently utilize our resources without impacting other researchers' ability to use our platform, please follow these guidelines:

1. Review and optimize your scripts: Ensure that they are designed for efficiency, particularly when using E-utilities. This includes setting timeouts, limiting the number of requests per second, and optimizing your queries to retrieve only necessary information.

2. Educate yourself on efficient usage: Familiarize yourself with best practices in accessing our data and tools. You can find comprehensive guides on how to make more efficient use of our services without causing disruption here: http:www.ncbi.nlm.nih.govbooksNBK25497

3. Contact system administrators for guidance: For a more permanent solution, have your system administrator reach out to us at [email protected] with specific detls about the issue.

In case you believe that this alert has been caused by an oversight or misunderstanding on our part and requires clarification or rectification, kindly provide additional context in your response.

We understand the importance of NCBI resources for your research and we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We are committed to resolving this situation as quickly as possible so that you can continue utilizing our services effectively.

Thank you for your understanding during this matter.

Best regards,

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NCBI Team

Date: September 21, 2024

Time: 18:06:11 Eastern Daylight Time EDT
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