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3248377 - Candidates Receive OTP or Reset Password Emails with Delay - Recruiting Management

Symptom

Candidates whose email domains are from Gmx.com / web.de receive reset password or OTP password email on delayed basis. By the time, email is received, the One time passcode gets expired, and candidates cannot create account on External Career site.

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting Management

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to External Career Site.
  2. Create a new account by filling in all the details.
  3. Hit submit.
  4. Screen shows that One time password has been sent to your email address to activate the account.
  5. Candidates receives this passcode hours later in their inbox which is then expired.

Cause

Our Operations team has confirmed that it is a well known issue with web.de and gmx.com mail providers that they are delaying the inbound emails, sometimes at an extreme level for an unknown reason.

Resolution

Customers need to contact their mail provider to ensure that emails are accepted and delivered without delay.

See Also

  • 2087468 - Emails Blocked or Not Delivered Due to Spam Filters, Spoofing, Bombing (mass mail), IP Address Allowlists
  • 2688533 - DKIM or SPF | SAP SuccessFactors Email Security

Keywords

email, delay, gmx.com, web.de, passcode, OTP, One Time Password, One Time Passcode, Reset Password, Password Reset Email, Email Delay, Delayed Email Delivery, External Career Site, Candidate Account Creation, Candidate Cannot Create Account, OTP Expired, Passcode Expired

, KBA , LOD-SF-RCM-EML , Recruiting Emails and Notifications , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting all versions