Some Brazil government websites/apps have a "virtual queue" system.
During traffic surges, such as when government allows people to withdraw part of their unemployment fund for one reason or another, the site/app loads normally but display a page placing you in a queue with a dynamically updated ETA, usually several minutes or hours.
Los Angeles property tax website closes during parts of the year when they are updating who paid taxes. Last year IIRC they were closed for a few months, including if you wanted to get records of paid property tax for other times.
Some Brazil government websites/apps have a "virtual queue" system.
During traffic surges, such as when government allows people to withdraw part of their unemployment fund for one reason or another, the site/app loads normally but display a page placing you in a queue with a dynamically updated ETA, usually several minutes or hours.
Example (news article in Portuguese): https://epocanegocios.globo.com/economia/noticia/2023/07/dis...
A weird way to rate limit... I guess it perfectly emulates the real life experience of waiting in line for hours in government branches.
I remember having to wait in a queue to download maps and mods and whatnot for Quake and similar games in the late 90s.
Los Angeles property tax website closes during parts of the year when they are updating who paid taxes. Last year IIRC they were closed for a few months, including if you wanted to get records of paid property tax for other times.
Unemployment phone number I had to call was like this. If you missed it no money that week.