SINGAPORE, Oct. 20 -- Passed the age limit to get onto the Singapore Government's new dating platform FirstDate?

You might just be in luck - as the Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) has raised the age limits on the pilot matchmaking initiative.

According to its website, the service is now open to eligible public officers aged 21 to 45, up from the previous range of 21 to 35 when it first launched in September.

The pilot remains open to those in the public service only.

The statutory board had previously gone with the original age requirements as it expected those in that age group to most likely be actively dating and interested in trying the service.

Keeping the pilot to a more targeted age range would also help th...