Online job searching has gotten a lot harder. They are called ghost job posts and it is a really common thing. There is a lot of information about them online. Apparently there are even AI HR tools that refresh the posts to make them look current.
You can waste a lot of time applying for something that doesn't actually exist.
Check these articles out:
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/news/ghost-job
https://www.forbes.com/sites/karadennison/2023/11/27/how-ghost-job-postings-are-creating-a-false-sense-of-hope/
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/07/1197965117/ghost-jobs
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fake-job-listing-ghost-jobs-cbs-news-explains/