The HR reached out to me via social media and an interview was scheduled. The same interview was rescheduled 2 more times.
Finally, during the interview, everything went well and they informed me that I am in the final phase. After that, there was a silence from their side and after multiple follow up's I get an email from the HR telling me that the CEO recruited someone from South Africa (I was a candidate based locally).
when asked the HR on why all the hype was created he just shrugged and gave me a vague reply.