The White House announced that it will begin laying off a large number of federal workers in the next two days following the failure to pass the annual US government budget.

The government shutdown began Wednesday night after Republicans and Democrats in Congress failed to agree on the country's annual budget.

Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle are blaming each other for the country's first recession in seven years.

Neither Republicans nor Democrats have shown any signs of changing their positions.

The voting process, which was supposed to end the disruption of government services caused by the budget failure, was halted within hours of its start.

Following this, there are fears that the time for government offices to return to work may be extended, and hundreds of thousands of workers are at risk of being laid off.

It has also been determined that the situation will cost the country's economy billions of dollars in losses.

While US government offices are closed, essential workers like border guards and soldiers will temporarily work without pay.