Trending
Advertisement
Business News
June 19, 2014 / 8:04 AM

#FacebookBack: Facebook up and running after 30-minute outage

"Sorry, something went wrong," a message on the site read Thursday. "We're working on getting this fixed as soon as we can."

By Evan Bleier
A large thumbs up sign marks the entrance to the Facebook campus on Willow Road in Menlo Park, California. (File/UPI/Terry Schmitt)
A large thumbs up sign marks the entrance to the Facebook campus on Willow Road in Menlo Park, California. (File/UPI/Terry Schmitt) | License Photo

MENLO PARK, Calif., June 19 (UPI) -- Nightmare became reality early Thursday morning when Facebook experienced an outage that caused the social network's website, applications and mobile site to go offline.

"Sorry, something went wrong," read a message on the site early Thursday. "We're working on getting this fixed as soon as we can." After about 30 minutes, Facebook was back.

Advertisement

During the outage, people who couldn't access Facebook headed over to rival network Twitter to vent, joke and even advertise using the hashtag #FacebookDown.

"Earlier this morning, we experienced an issue that prevented people from posting to Facebook for a brief period of time. We resolved the issue quickly, and we are now back to 100 percent. We're sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused," a Facebook spokesperson told CNET.

The reason for the outage is uncertain at this time.

Read More

Latest Headlines

Austin visits Ukraine, voices U.S. support against Russian aggression
Defense News // 2 years ago
Austin visits Ukraine, voices U.S. support against Russian aggression
Oct. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Ukraine continues to have U.S. support against Russian aggression and is free to decide its own foreign policy during a visit to Kyiv Tuesday. 
Citing Russian occupation, U.S. signs new defense pact with Georgia
Defense News // 2 years ago
Citing Russian occupation, U.S. signs new defense pact with Georgia
Oct. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin signed a new security agreement with Georgia Monday, seeking to buttress relations with the Black Sea nation as it continues to face Russian troops in two of its regions.
Pentagon orders all civilian employees to be fully vaccinated by Nov. 22
Defense News // 2 years ago
Pentagon orders all civilian employees to be fully vaccinated by Nov. 22
Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The Pentagon on Monday ordered all Department of Defense civilian employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by no later than Nov. 22.
Army investigating suspected suicides of three Fort Drum soldiers
Defense News // 2 years ago
Army investigating suspected suicides of three Fort Drum soldiers
Sept. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army is investigating the suspected suicides of three soldiers based at New York's Fort Drum.
Four Marines remain hospitalized month after suicide bombing at Afghan airport
Defense News // 2 years ago
Four Marines remain hospitalized month after suicide bombing at Afghan airport
Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Four U.S. Marines remain hospitalized after an attack near Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, last month as service members were evacuating foreign nationals and refugees.
South Korean firm to supply rapid COVID-19 test kits to U.S. military
Defense News // 2 years ago
South Korean firm to supply rapid COVID-19 test kits to U.S. military
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- South Korean biopharmaceutical firm Celltrion has agreed to supply its DiaTrust rapid COVID-19 test kit to the U.S. military.
Army tests MK-22 Precision Sniper Rifle at Fort Bragg ahead of fielding
Defense News // 2 years ago
Army tests MK-22 Precision Sniper Rifle at Fort Bragg ahead of fielding
Sept. 23 (UPI) -- The Army has successfully tested the MK-22 Precision Sniper Rifle to clear it for fielding.
U.S. Navy, Bahrain partner to ramp up unmanned systems use
Defense News // 2 years ago
U.S. Navy, Bahrain partner to ramp up unmanned systems use
Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Bahraini leaders committed Thursday to partnering with a new U.S. Navy task force to ramp up new unmanned system efforts.
U.S. F-16 fighter jets intercept Cessna during U.N. General Assembly
Defense News // 2 years ago
U.S. F-16 fighter jets intercept Cessna during U.N. General Assembly
Sept. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. fighter jets escorted a small plane flown by a U.S. Army soldier out of restricted air space over New York City during the United Nations General Assembly.
U.S. Space Force to take over SATCOM operations from Army, Navy
Defense News // 2 years ago
U.S. Space Force to take over SATCOM operations from Army, Navy
Sept. 22 (UPI) -- The U.S. Space Force will take over satellite communications billets, funding and mission responsibility from the U.S. Army and Navy, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday.
Advertisement

Trending Stories

Advertisement

Follow Us

Advertisement