Recently went to confession.  
Went to confessional total silence.  
I didn't even know if there was somebody there. I just started. And stated my sins.  Then I was given penance snd absolved.
I was expecting advice?

One never knows, maybe tge priest had something on his mind or something. Sometimes it is obvious to me when the priest is tired while in the confessional. In anycase, the next time such as this happens just ask the priest for advice. It only takes a moment to ask for and is simple to do.

"Ask and ye shall receive"!

Normally the only way to know if a priest is in the confessional is that there is a light on above the confessional. Advice is optional and usually depends on the priest, some give it, others only absolve without any - the main thing is that your sins were absolved.

Exactly.  I never expect advice; if I get some, I consider it a bonus.  If I want some, I ask for it. 

Not unusual at all.
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People often travel very long distances to traditional chapels.  Priests (especially experienced ones) have "express lane" confession-- confess your sins, be absolved, go in peace.  That way they can get to more penitents, in case there's someone in line who hasn't been in six months and won't be able to come to mass again for another month or so.  Speaking just from a social level (that is, considering the collective needs of the faithful), this is desirable.
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As to complete silence, I was once surprised at a chapel when entering the confessional and being met with complete silence.  But then I came to find that it's not unusual either, the priest just waits for you to go ahead and get started.  I personally prefer the priest to give a "green light", so to speak, but plenty don't.
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I do find that younger priests are more likely to provide advice.  Sometimes if I confess to a younger priest, I'm worried he'll run out of breath trying to go through everything that comes to mind to him that I should try.  I'm not complaining-- as others have intimated, it's always nice to receive advice.  But I think the younger priests, who are zealous but relatively inexperienced, are more likely to offer it.  The excitement hasn't quite yet worn off for them.  Someone whose been hearing confessions in closets for twenty five years may feel differently and they, unless prodded, aren't going to treat each soul like a special snowflake, but remember that there's a line outside and that it needs to stay moving.
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As to complete silence, I was once surprised at a chapel when entering the confessional and being met with complete silence.  But then I came to find that it's not unusual either, the priest just waits for you to go ahead and get started.  I personally prefer the priest to give a "green light", so to speak, but plenty don't.

This reminds me of a time some years back when I was little. I apparently went into the confessional as the priest went out, I confessed my sins, knelt in silence for what was probably minute, and left the confessional. When I came out Mass was just about to start... I felt so embarrassed but looking back it's really funny.