An outage briefly forced Facebook offline on Thursday. The issue affected all platforms from around 5.30pm UK time.
A message posted on Facebook’s platform status page read: “We’re working with our core infrastructure teams to identify the issue and will update you when we have more information.” By 6pm in London the site appeared to be accessible again.
According to the Amazon-owned web metrics firm Alexa, Facebook is the world’s second largest website, behind Google. Facebook says it averaged 968 million daily active users in June.
With Facebook down, some users went to Twitter to discuss the outage.
How am I supposed to know what my friends’ babies are wearing today? #facebookdown
— KevinFranck (@KevinFranck) September 24, 2015
Perhaps, Facebook is down so they can add the dislike button. #FacebookDown pic.twitter.com/vewy75lFHf
— Simon Ostler (@SimonOstler) September 24, 2015
Productivity across the world has just increased exponentially #FacebookDown
— Giles Tanner (@gilestanner) September 24, 2015
Either @facebook is down or Mark Zuckerberg just set everything to PRIVATE. #FacebookDown
— Take Samarth (@IamStake) September 24, 2015
Free at last, Free at last, Thank God almighty we are free at last. #FacebookDown pic.twitter.com/bIawTBWOVz
— Julie Rasmussen (@JulieRasmussen) September 24, 2015
And millions of people across the world just did this for the first time in years. #FacebookDown pic.twitter.com/VEEalkcqE3
— Dan Speerin (@danspeerin) September 24, 2015
Facebook isnt working which now means I have to *whispers* talk to people *gasps* *faints* #facebookdown
— sasha cooper (@Sasha_Rose_) September 24, 2015
A Facebook spokesman has not responded to a request for comment.
