Google’s video streaming platform YouTube went down on Wednesday morning, with thousands of users across the world unable to upload, download or watch online videos. ‘500 Internal Server Error’ messages and ‘503 Network Error’ messages were popping up on the screen.
However, within an hour, the company restored the service and users from across the globe can now access both website and app without any problem.
After fixing the issue the company tweeted, “We’re back! Thanks for all of your patience. If you continue to experience issues, please let us know.”
We’re back! Thanks for all of your patience. If you continue to experience issues, please let us know. https://t.co/NVU5GP7Sy6
— Team YouTube (@TeamYouTube) October 17, 2018
The company took the cognisance of the issue and worked to resolve it. Writing on the official @TeamYouTube Twitter account, a message was sent out at around 7am in the morning, which read –
“Thanks for your reports about YouTube, YouTube TV and YouTube Music access issues. We’re working on resolving this and will let you know once fixed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and will keep you updated.”
Thanks for your reports about YouTube, YouTube TV and YouTube Music access issues. We’re working on resolving this and will let you know once fixed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and will keep you updated.
— Team YouTube (@TeamYouTube) October 17, 2018
YouTube users had confronted with error messages as they tried to log in, upload or watch content on the website. Many users complained that the problem persists on the app as well.
