Rather than targeting your site at recruiters, target it at the people with significant influence in the hiring decisions. A resume/CV depending on local custom is probably enough for the first look by recruiters, and the more savvy recruiters will want to see the same sort of information as people making hiring decisions.
That said, Github or a StackExchange profiles exist at least in part to allow people to showcase meaningful work without going through the process of designing a portfolio. They let people show what they have done and can do and how they think.
This means that throwing some academic projects onto Github [without violating academic integrity] or BitBucket repository can be meaningful. It's also a way to show that you understand at least a little about distributed version control with git.
Likewise, asking and answering questions on StackExchange's programming related sites can demonstrate knowledge and express a general interest in computing.
That's not to say that building a website isn't worthwhile as a portfolio item. But it may be better to just build a website that does something that you care about coding rather than one which is done out of a sense of "I should". For many people, selling by showing what problems they can solve is a better approach than trying to persuade people in the abstract.
Good Luck.
Take content you've written while in school (especially if you're in IT) and put it on GitHub (assuming you can legally). Write about it. Worry less about making it a resume and more about what you're capable of.
That's my two cents... In the end, I found my job via a Twitter follower who happened to be the CIO of a telehealth company. He was most excited that I write content and contribute to the community via Github, Blogs, and Twitter.
Also, make sure to add a personal touch. I've struggled with that on my blog, but am focusing on it more now.
- name, email, location, links (twitter, linkedin, github, ...)
- Overview of your achievements & how you position yourself ("I am a ...")
Most of the actual content will likely live on other sites (blog, Behance portfolio, ...)
2. Articles/Blogs written regularly. This showcase that you are aware about current trends
3. Social - You could add links to your social profiles (Facebook, Twitter etc.) and your professional profile (LinkedIn)