Tier 2 Out of UK Application Website

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Hi all,

Quick question and probably redundant, but I am in a time crunch, so apologies!

I recently received my RCOS number from my employer in UK and I've been asked to fill up the Tier 2 General Visa application form.

They have advised me to sign up on Visa4UK (https://www.visa4uk.fco.gov.uk/home/welcome) and fill the form there. Unfortunately, this website is not in it's best health and I am unable to register. Although it says my account has been created successfully, it never sends me the email with the activation link. I have tried IE 9/10, Firefox 25 (as per their FAQ) but no success.

So I called the helpline and they have now asked me to fill up the form on Gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/tier-2-general/apply). This one works like a charm.

So I wanted to know if the two are the same? if not, what is the difference?
Has anyone applied from the Gov.uk website ?