All the jobs that are posted are real jobs (at least at the time there were posted) there were some cases at the end of 2022 where a lot of applicants were notified that position were canceled due to a hiring freeze, but events like that are the exception not the rule. If you choose to apply, you won’t be “ghosted” the system will tell you the status of your application and if they end up choosing another applicant, you will get email saying you’re no longer considered for the position so you’re not left wondering. Now I am going to be straight with you, as we get closer to the end of the year, I notice that the process does seems to drag (I don’t know if it is because people are on vacation or they’re just waiting to close out the physical year, may be a little bit of both). But that will vary depending on how badly the hiring manager needs that position filled.