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Why Was Reddit Down? Don’t Worry, It’s Back Up and Running

Karandeep V Karandeep V
June 25, 2021
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Popular social news aggregation and discussion website Reddit has just recovered from a massive outage. The platform was down for thousands of users from around the world on June 24. The company has acted upon this problem swiftly and fixed the issue. 

When the issue began, Reddit users were having a tough time logging in to the platform. The website did not keep them logged in, which makes it impossible for users to browse and communicate to particular subreddits.

It would take longer than usual to load a page during the outage before users could see an error screen with error code 503. 

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Spike in user reports

In the initial moments of the outage, Reddit reported a high amount of API errors at 5:04 PM ET. However, Downdetector was telling a different story as it showed a notable rise in the number of user reports just a few minutes later. 

The reports crossed the 40,000 figure at their peak. At 6:51 PM ET, the platform said that they are working on a fix to solve the issue, and by 7:18 PM ET, the fix was successfully implemented. 

While the outage was reported by thousands of users, Reddit tweeted that its team of technical experts is working on the problems. 

Currently, there is not enough data to identify the root cause of this outage. However, we are waiting for Reddit to issue a statement soon. 

Previous outage

This was not the first time Reddit was down in recent months, as the site was down for around an hour in May. Besides, Reddit was also a victim of the global web outage in June that disrupted popular sites such as Twitch, Amazon, and more. 

More about Reddit

Reddit is an American online network of different communities that are based on the preferences of users. Users from around the world can find, interact, and become part of various virtual communities based on their interests. 

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Karandeep V

Karandeep V

Karandeep was born in Pune, Maharashtra, an upcoming metropolitan city in the Western region of India. While most members of his family are engineers, he had different ideas. He was more inclined toward exploring the non-technical aspects of a business, which is why he studied Bachelors of Business Administration at Symbiosis International University, Pune.  Having said that, his love for new and upcoming technologies remained intact, which is why he has written extensively about technology throughout his career. After a brief stint with a gaming company at the beginning of his career, he discovered that his love for writing was not temporary.  Being a tech geek, he always liked installing and playing around with new applications on his mobile devices and the home desktop. He was fascinated by how technology can simplify even the most mundane and complex tasks with just a few commands. He keeps a close eye on how businesses use different tools to streamline their operations to boost productivity and efficiency. At ToolsMetric, he writes product reviews that cover the main features and specifications of different enterprise applications. The sheer amount of innovation and hard work that goes into building these tech solutions is one of the reasons why Karandeep loves reviewing these tools. Besides product reviews, he also writes interesting news articles and blogs that track the latest developments in the tech industry.  When he is not writing, you can find him rooted to his seat playing video games, watching movies, or supporting his favorite football team. Since his childhood, he has always loved to travel and explore new places. Traveling is a major part of his life due to a myriad of reasons such as experiencing new cultures, food, and traditions. His other hobbies include playing football, cooking, and running.  You can find him on LinkedIn here.

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