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mauritius-it-jobs

Tasks:
Text Classification
Text Generation
Languages:
English
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Tags:
jobs
mauritius
IT
career
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Cannot get the split names for the config 'default' of the dataset.
Exception:    ReadTimeout
Message:      (ReadTimeoutError("HTTPSConnectionPool(host='huggingface.co', port=443): Read timed out. (read timeout=10)"), '(Request ID: 8de9c47e-c0a7-4745-ab43-45c3194e3bf8)')
Traceback:    Traceback (most recent call last):
                File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/config/split_names.py", line 65, in compute_split_names_from_streaming_response
                  for split in get_dataset_split_names(
                               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/datasets/inspect.py", line 343, in get_dataset_split_names
                  info = get_dataset_config_info(
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/datasets/inspect.py", line 268, in get_dataset_config_info
                  builder = load_dataset_builder(
                            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/datasets/load.py", line 1132, in load_dataset_builder
                  dataset_module = dataset_module_factory(
                                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/datasets/load.py", line 1031, in dataset_module_factory
                  raise e1 from None
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/datasets/load.py", line 1004, in dataset_module_factory
                  ).get_module()
                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/datasets/load.py", line 632, in get_module
                  data_files = DataFilesDict.from_patterns(
                               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/datasets/data_files.py", line 689, in from_patterns
                  else DataFilesList.from_patterns(
                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/datasets/data_files.py", line 592, in from_patterns
                  origin_metadata = _get_origin_metadata(data_files, download_config=download_config)
                                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/datasets/data_files.py", line 506, in _get_origin_metadata
                  return thread_map(
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/tqdm/contrib/concurrent.py", line 69, in thread_map
                  return _executor_map(ThreadPoolExecutor, fn, *iterables, **tqdm_kwargs)
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/tqdm/contrib/concurrent.py", line 51, in _executor_map
                  return list(tqdm_class(ex.map(fn, *iterables, chunksize=chunksize), **kwargs))
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/tqdm/std.py", line 1169, in __iter__
                  for obj in iterable:
                             ^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/concurrent/futures/_base.py", line 619, in result_iterator
                  yield _result_or_cancel(fs.pop())
                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/concurrent/futures/_base.py", line 317, in _result_or_cancel
                  return fut.result(timeout)
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/concurrent/futures/_base.py", line 456, in result
                  return self.__get_result()
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/concurrent/futures/_base.py", line 401, in __get_result
                  raise self._exception
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/concurrent/futures/thread.py", line 59, in run
                  result = self.fn(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/datasets/data_files.py", line 485, in _get_single_origin_metadata
                  resolved_path = fs.resolve_path(data_file)
                                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/huggingface_hub/hf_file_system.py", line 198, in resolve_path
                  repo_and_revision_exist, err = self._repo_and_revision_exist(repo_type, repo_id, revision)
                                                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/huggingface_hub/hf_file_system.py", line 125, in _repo_and_revision_exist
                  self._api.repo_info(
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/huggingface_hub/utils/_validators.py", line 114, in _inner_fn
                  return fn(*args, **kwargs)
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/huggingface_hub/hf_api.py", line 2816, in repo_info
                  return method(
                         ^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/huggingface_hub/utils/_validators.py", line 114, in _inner_fn
                  return fn(*args, **kwargs)
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/huggingface_hub/hf_api.py", line 2673, in dataset_info
                  r = get_session().get(path, headers=headers, timeout=timeout, params=params)
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/requests/sessions.py", line 602, in get
                  return self.request("GET", url, **kwargs)
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/requests/sessions.py", line 589, in request
                  resp = self.send(prep, **send_kwargs)
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/requests/sessions.py", line 703, in send
                  r = adapter.send(request, **kwargs)
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/huggingface_hub/utils/_http.py", line 96, in send
                  return super().send(request, *args, **kwargs)
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/requests/adapters.py", line 690, in send
                  raise ReadTimeout(e, request=request)
              requests.exceptions.ReadTimeout: (ReadTimeoutError("HTTPSConnectionPool(host='huggingface.co', port=443): Read timed out. (read timeout=10)"), '(Request ID: 8de9c47e-c0a7-4745-ab43-45c3194e3bf8)')

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Mauritius IT Jobs Dataset

This dataset contains IT job listings scraped from myjob.mu, the primary job board in Mauritius.

This dataset is part of the MyJobViz project, which provides visualization and analysis tools for the Mauritius IT job market.

Dataset Structure

Each job listing contains the following fields:

Field Type Description
job_title string Title of the job position
company string Name of the hiring company
date_posted datetime When the job was posted (Unix timestamp in ms)
closing_date datetime Application deadline (Unix timestamp in ms)
location string Job location within Mauritius
employment_type string Type of employment (e.g., Full-time, Trainee, Contract)
salary string Salary range or information
job_details string Full job description and requirements
url string Original job posting URL
timestamp datetime When the job was scraped (Unix timestamp in ms)

Example Entry 

{
    "job_title": "it helpdesk support - raw it services ltd",
    "company": "TAYLOR SMITH GROUP",
    "date_posted": 1676332800000,
    "closing_date": 1678924800000,
    "location": "Port Louis",
    "employment_type": "Trainee",
    "salary": "10,000 - 20,000",
    "job_details": "Your role will consist of providing support to the technical team...",
    "url": "http://myjob.mu/Jobs/IT-Helpdesk-Support-Raw-IT-141921.aspx",
    "timestamp": 1676427651200
}

Files

  • jobs.json: Complete job listings in JSON format
  • jobs.csv: Complete job listings in CSV format (easier to preview)
  • metadata.json: Backup metadata and statistics

Usage

Load with HuggingFace Datasets 

from datasets import load_dataset

# Load the dataset
dataset = load_dataset("goated69/mauritius-it-jobs")
print(dataset)

Load with Pandas 

import pandas as pd

# From CSV
df = pd.read_csv("hf://datasets/goated69/mauritius-it-jobs/jobs.csv")

# From JSON
df = pd.read_json("hf://datasets/goated69/mauritius-it-jobs/jobs.json")

# Convert timestamps to datetime
df['date_posted'] = pd.to_datetime(df['date_posted'], unit='ms')
df['closing_date'] = pd.to_datetime(df['closing_date'], unit='ms')
df['timestamp'] = pd.to_datetime(df['timestamp'], unit='ms')

Potential Use Cases

  • Job Market Analysis: Analyze trends in Mauritius IT job market
  • Salary Research: Study compensation patterns for IT roles
  • Skills Demand: Identify most in-demand technologies and skills
  • Location Analysis: Understand geographic distribution of IT jobs
  • Time Series Analysis: Track job posting trends over time
  • NLP Tasks: Job description classification, entity extraction, skill identification
  • Career Planning: Research companies, job titles, and requirements in Mauritius IT sector

Data Collection

Data is collected through automated web scraping of myjob.mu, focusing exclusively on IT-related job postings. The scraper runs periodically to capture new job listings.

Scraping Code: The code used to scrape and process this data is available at github.com/creme332/myjobviz

Limitations

  • Only includes IT jobs (other sectors not included)
  • Geographic scope limited to Mauritius
  • Dependent on data availability from source website
  • Some fields may contain inconsistent formatting (e.g., whitespace in location field)
  • Salary information may be missing or in various formats

Statistics

The statistics.json file (if included) contains aggregated data on:

  • Programming languages mentioned in job descriptions
  • Technologies and frameworks (databases, cloud platforms, tools)
  • Job title distributions
  • Location distributions
  • Salary ranges
  • And more...

Citation

If you use this dataset in your research or analysis, please cite:

Mauritius IT Jobs Dataset, scraped from myjob.mu
Part of the MyJobViz project: https://github.com/creme332/myjobviz
Available at: https://huggingface.co/datasets/goated69/mauritius-it-jobs

License

This dataset is provided under CC-BY-4.0 license. The data is scraped from publicly available job listings.

Backup History

This dataset is automatically updated with regular backups to preserve historical job market data.

Last Updated: 2026-01-01_03-30-50

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18
Source:
myjob.mu
Geographic Focus:
Mauritius
Job Category:
Information Technology (IT) only
Collection Period:
2022 - Present
Last Backup:
2026-01-01_03-30-50
Total Jobs:
8,743