In the US, you can only apply online for an EIN for your small business M-F between the hours of 7am and 10pm Eastern. The IRS turns the form off at 10pm.
@johns I don't know how government services still get away with that.
@johns Maybe the IRS thinks their computers need a good night's sleep too? 😀
@jxself Probably, their work is very taxing.
IRS telling it like it is (after 7am, when their web site opens for business).