I'm using jquery $.post when submitting a form. I want to disable the button for like 5 seconds after it has been clicked to avoid multiple submission of the form.

here's what I've done for now:

$('#btn').click(function(){
    $.post(base_url + 'folder/controller/function',$('#formID').serialize(),function(data){
        $('#message').slideDown().html('<span>'+data+'</span>');
    });
});

I've used fadeIn and fadeOut before, but still it doesn't work when I tested it clicking the button rapidly. What should I do to achieve what I wanted to happen?

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