Are they doing this without the normal "hey, it's a new year, you have to reapply"? I have someone that applied about a year ago that now has more time and looks better than before, but there hasn't been a way to update in a while.

I'm told he was looking good when he checked his status, everything was active ( I think that's the good one), with green checkmarks and green locks on everything when hiring stopped. He took a look now after and it's all but "thanks for applying, try again some other time". At least that's his takeaway. He had a phone number/email for a recruiter who isn't responding, and no one's been able to get any intel out of the hiring office. Typical of this place.