The Buka Serie [Part 3]

Imagine your favorite buka, the one that serves you hot amala with speed and joy.

Now picture this…

One morning, just as the buka opens, a massive crowd shows up. But here's the twist, most of them aren’t real customers. They have no intention of buying food. They're just shouting orders, asking questions, and blocking the space.

The real customers? They can't even get through the door.

That’s what a DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack looks like in tech.

Too many fake requests bombarding a server (our buka), making it hard or even impossible for real users to get served.

Let’s break it down:

• Distributed: It's not just one person causing trouble, it's a gang — thousands of devices sending junk requests from all over.

• Denial of Service: The goal is to make sure no real service can happen. Real users are denied access.

In buka terms?

The queue is packed, the cooks are overwhelmed, the plates are emptying fast — but nobody’s eating.

The buka loses money, customers leave angry, and the place might even shut down for the day.

In web apps?

• Slow performance

• Website downtime

• Lost revenue

• And sometimes, security breaches

This is why DDoS protection is not just an option, it’s survival — especially for businesses that rely on uptime.

And guess what can help prevent this madness?

Proper rate limiting.

But don’t worry, we’ll get into that in the next Buka Series post.

Just know this for now:

If your digital buka is online, you better have bouncers (rate limiters) who know how to stop fake customers from flooding your door.

More hot-𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢 gist coming.

See you in the next!