Co-WIN App Experiencing Mass Outage as OTP is Not Being Received

After the government opened the registration for COVID-19 Vaccination earlier this month, the Co-WIN app is facing mass outages as many people are reporting OTPs not being received on their devices.

Dire Situation for Co-WIN App

The registration for everyone over the age of 18 for COVID-19 vaccine started today, with the vaccination drive starting from May 1. As such, people are required to register for the same on Co-WIN portal.

Here's how you can register for vaccination.

However, the situation seems worsening as people are not receiving OTPs which are required by the portal for logging in to register. People have to try for a fair few times for the same. In worse cases, the app and the website just crashes.

This is a worrisome situation as millions of people are left stranded at the login page.

Please stay tuned for further updates.

Update 1

After several re-attempts, I was able to complete the registration. Here is what you can do:

1. Login to the Co-Win Web portal on your devices. A laptop/PC is better than a phone. Avoid the App
2. Keep hitting "Resend OTP" till the time you get one.
3. Most importantly, you can register up to 4 people on one Mobile number, so please keep that in mind.

Update 2

Many users who have completed registrations are now reporting that the portal is not accepting their registration. Specifically, the portal is not allowing the users under the age of 45 years to book appointments. This is yet another issue which people need to look out for.

Of course, there is absolutely no need to rush if you are healthy. Please do note that there are millions of people trying to register at the same time, that is why there are so many issues on the portal. Please remain calm and practise all precautions till the time you can register for the vaccination, which should be soon.

Update 3

The reason for the aforementioned issue is made clear by the Tweet from ANI as follows:

https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1387365483758833665

Update 4

As per a Tweet from Aarogya Setu's official handle, the appointments will open subject to availability of the vaccine in the vaccination centers. As soon as State Governments and Vaccination Centers schedule sessions for people under the age of 45, booking will be available.

https://twitter.com/SetuAarogya/status/1387366995667030020

Stay tuned for further updates.