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Report Summary

  • 43

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    62% of other websites

  • 78

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 45% of websites

  • 58

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    20% of websites

  • 72

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    31% of websites

ovc.co.za

OVC - WORK STUDY TRAVEL - GAP YEAR - VISAS - FLIGHTS - TOPDECK TOURS & LEISURE - HOME PAGE

Page Load Speed

7.2 sec in total

First Response

575 ms

Resources Loaded

6.3 sec

Page Rendered

357 ms

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About Website

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Key Findings

We analyzed Ovc.co.za page load time and found that the first response time was 575 ms and then it took 6.6 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 80% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

ovc.co.za performance score

43

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value6.1 s

3/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value10.1 s

0/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value15.2 s

1/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value180 ms

92/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.107

88/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value11.2 s

20/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

ovc.co.za

575 ms

default.asp

242 ms

default.asp

1259 ms

lib.css

520 ms

plugins.css

758 ms

Our browser made a total of 53 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 96% of them (51 requests) were addressed to the original Ovc.co.za, 2% (1 request) were made to Googletagmanager.com and 2% (1 request) were made to Connect.facebook.net. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (2.8 sec) belongs to the original domain Ovc.co.za.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 186.0 kB (13%)

Content Size

1.4 MB

After Optimization

1.2 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Ovc.co.za main page is 1.4 MB. This result falls beyond the top 1M of websites and identifies a large and not optimized web page that may take ages to load. 50% of websites need less resources to load. Images take 1.1 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-86%

Potential reduce by 86.7 kB

  • Original 101.1 kB
  • After minification 71.4 kB
  • After compression 14.4 kB

HTML content can be minified and compressed by a website’s server. The most efficient way is to compress content using GZIP which reduces data amount travelling through the network between server and browser. This page needs HTML code to be minified as it can gain 29.7 kB, which is 29% of the original size. It is highly recommended that content of this web page should be compressed using GZIP, as it can save up to 86.7 kB or 86% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-3%

Potential reduce by 26.9 kB

  • Original 1.1 MB
  • After minification 1.0 MB

Image size optimization can help to speed up a website loading time. The chart above shows the difference between the size before and after optimization. OVC images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-24%

Potential reduce by 36.8 kB

  • Original 150.7 kB
  • After minification 150.7 kB
  • After compression 113.8 kB

It’s better to minify JavaScript in order to improve website performance. The diagram shows the current total size of all JavaScript files against the prospective JavaScript size after its minification and compression. It is highly recommended that all JavaScript files should be compressed and minified as it can save up to 36.8 kB or 24% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-38%

Potential reduce by 35.6 kB

  • Original 92.5 kB
  • After minification 92.5 kB
  • After compression 56.9 kB

CSS files minification is very important to reduce a web page rendering time. The faster CSS files can load, the earlier a page can be rendered. Ovc.co.za needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 35.6 kB or 38% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 11 (23%)

Requests Now

48

After Optimization

37

  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 48 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of OVC. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 6 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 7 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

ovc.co.za

ovc.co.za

575 ms

default.asp

default.asp

242 ms

default.asp

default.asp

1259 ms

lib.css

lib.css

520 ms

plugins.css

plugins.css

758 ms

navigation-menu.css

navigation-menu.css

963 ms

style.css

style.css

965 ms

shortcodes.css

shortcodes.css

1208 ms

bootstrap-datetimepicker.min.css

bootstrap-datetimepicker.min.css

972 ms

chatbot_2024.css

chatbot_2024.css

984 ms

jquery.min.js

jquery.min.js

1009 ms

moment.min.js

moment.min.js

1442 ms

lib.js

lib.js

1690 ms

Bootstrap-datetimepicker.min.js

Bootstrap-datetimepicker.min.js

1447 ms

functions.js

functions.js

1297 ms

gtm.js

gtm.js

126 ms

OVC-Website-Home-Page-Program-BGs-3(1).jpg

OVC-Website-Home-Page-Program-BGs-3(1).jpg

1564 ms

OVC_logo_400.png

OVC_logo_400.png

298 ms

OVC-md-logo.png

OVC-md-logo.png

558 ms

Airport_sample.jpg

Airport_sample.jpg

558 ms

TEFL_Online.jpg

TEFL_Online.jpg

431 ms

Plane_sample.jpg

Plane_sample.jpg

674 ms

OVC-New-Website-Crew-Member-Robbie-Bense.jpg

OVC-New-Website-Crew-Member-Robbie-Bense.jpg

558 ms

OVC-New-Website-Crew-Member-Carlene-Williams.jpg

OVC-New-Website-Crew-Member-Carlene-Williams.jpg

671 ms

OVC-New-Website-Crew-Member-Kendra-Philips.jpg

OVC-New-Website-Crew-Member-Kendra-Philips.jpg

684 ms

OVC-STB-Crew-Member-Lehandra.jpg

OVC-STB-Crew-Member-Lehandra.jpg

769 ms

OVC-Website-Gallery-Images.jpg

OVC-Website-Gallery-Images.jpg

778 ms

OVC-Website-Gallery-Images-2.jpg

OVC-Website-Gallery-Images-2.jpg

776 ms

OVC-Website-Gallery-Images-3.jpg

OVC-Website-Gallery-Images-3.jpg

908 ms

OVC-Website-Gallery-Images-4.jpg

OVC-Website-Gallery-Images-4.jpg

911 ms

date-ic.png

date-ic.png

920 ms

captcha.asp

captcha.asp

1041 ms

Tree-Logo-2024.png

Tree-Logo-2024.png

1042 ms

whatsapp-icon.jpg

whatsapp-icon.jpg

1040 ms

AU_PAIR_2.png

AU_PAIR_2.png

1331 ms

WebinarGeek.png

WebinarGeek.png

1096 ms

OVC-Website-Home-Page-Program-BGs-Au-pair-NL.jpg

OVC-Website-Home-Page-Program-BGs-Au-pair-NL.jpg

1331 ms

OVC-Website-Home-Page-Program-BGs-Au-pair.jpg

OVC-Website-Home-Page-Program-BGs-Au-pair.jpg

1336 ms

play-small-red.png

play-small-red.png

1097 ms

OVC-Au-pair-belgium-small.jpg

OVC-Au-pair-belgium-small.jpg

1569 ms

TEFLSoutheastAsia.jpg

TEFLSoutheastAsia.jpg

1570 ms

teach.png

teach.png

1572 ms

TeachUSAJ1.jpg

TeachUSAJ1.jpg

1573 ms

TEFLOnlineCourse.jpg

TEFLOnlineCourse.jpg

1576 ms

AgriculturalExchangeUSA.jpg

AgriculturalExchangeUSA.jpg

1794 ms

work.png

work.png

1808 ms

OVC-Website-Home-Page-Program-BGs-14.jpg

OVC-Website-Home-Page-Program-BGs-14.jpg

1807 ms

OVC-Website-Home-Page-Program-BGs-Camp-America.jpg

OVC-Website-Home-Page-Program-BGs-Camp-America.jpg

1810 ms

kibbutz.png

kibbutz.png

1811 ms

OVC-Website-Home-Page-Program-BGs-Cruise-Ships.jpg

OVC-Website-Home-Page-Program-BGs-Cruise-Ships.jpg

1814 ms

fontawesome-webfont3295.woff

fontawesome-webfont3295.woff

1306 ms

footer-bg.jpg

footer-bg.jpg

2815 ms

fbevents.js

fbevents.js

58 ms

Accessibility Review

ovc.co.za accessibility score

78

Accessibility Issues

ARIA

These are opportunities to improve the usage of ARIA in your application which may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

ARIA input fields do not have accessible names

High

Elements with an ARIA [role] that require children to contain a specific [role] are missing some or all of those required children.

Contrast

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Impact

Issue

High

Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio.

Navigation

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Impact

Issue

High

Heading elements are not in a sequentially-descending order

Internationalization and localization

These are opportunities to improve the interpretation of your content by users in different locales.

Impact

Issue

High

<html> element does not have a [lang] attribute

Names and labels

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

High

Links do not have a discernible name

Best Practices

ovc.co.za best practices score

58

Areas of Improvement

Trust and Safety

Impact

Issue

High

Does not use HTTPS

High

Includes front-end JavaScript libraries with known security vulnerabilities

Low

Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

User Experience

Impact

Issue

High

Displays images with incorrect aspect ratio

High

Serves images with low resolution

General

Impact

Issue

Low

Detected JavaScript libraries

High

Browser errors were logged to the console

SEO Factors

ovc.co.za SEO score

72

Search Engine Optimization Advices

Crawling and Indexing

To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.

Impact

Issue

High

Links are not crawlable

Content Best Practices

Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.

Impact

Issue

High

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

Mobile Friendly

Make sure your pages are mobile friendly so users don’t have to pinch or zoom in order to read the content pages. [Learn more](https://developers.google.com/search/mobile-sites/).

Impact

Issue

High

Document doesn't use legible font sizes

High

Tap targets are not sized appropriately

Language and Encoding

  • Language Detected

    EN

  • Language Claimed

    N/A

  • Encoding

    UTF-8

Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Ovc.co.za can be misinterpreted by Google and other search engines. Our service has detected that English is used on the page, and neither this language nor any other was claimed in <html> or <meta> tags. Our system also found out that Ovc.co.za main page’s claimed encoding is utf-8. Use of this encoding format is the best practice as the main page visitors from all over the world won’t have any issues with symbol transcription.

Social Sharing Optimization

ovc.co.za

Open Graph description is not detected on the main page of OVC. Lack of Open Graph description can be counter-productive for their social media presence, as such a description allows converting a website homepage (or other pages) into good-looking, rich and well-structured posts, when it is being shared on Facebook and other social media. For example, adding the following code snippet into HTML <head> tag will help to represent this web page correctly in social networks: