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Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 5 Oct 2021 08:51

Hmmm...too many eggs in the same basket!!

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 5 Oct 2021 08:46

an excerpt from the DM
Problems began around 4.45pm UK time when Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger all stopped updating forcing users, including businesses, offline for the rest of the evening.

Facebook explained that the problem was caused by a faulty update that was sent to their core servers which effectively disconnected them from the internet.

But that was only the start of the problem: Facebook runs its own systems through the same servers, meaning everything needed to fix the problem - from digital engineering tools to messaging services, even key-fob door locks - was also taken offline.

Engineers rushed to the company's data centres to reset the servers manually, only to find they couldn't get inside. Only after a six-hour battle with Facebook's own infrastructure were they able to fix the issue.

One insider writing on Reddit claimed the problem was further exacerbated because large numbers of staff are still working from home in the wake of Covid, meaning it took longer for them to get to the data centres.

Researching:
Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 5 Oct 2021 08:27

Still seems a bit off this morning.

Researching:
Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 5 Oct 2021 03:25

They are all accessible ..... sometime before 7 pm my time (ca 3 am UK).

Thought now to have been caused by FB techies themselves ......... an update gone wrong :-D :-D

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Florence61

Florence61 Report 4 Oct 2021 20:30

Whattasapp and instagram too. They said on the news it could be a cyber attack?

Can still send texts!

Florence in the hebrides

Researching:
house/hampshire prophet/cheshire skinner/kent

ZZzzz

ZZzzz Report 4 Oct 2021 20:02

We just need to sit and wait for it to be fixed and when that can be done is anyone's guess.

Researching:
Frame mainly from. Reading Berkshire. Vos from Netherlands. Nelson and Sowerby from Newcastle. Pickles from Saddleworth and Australia. Bainbridge from Durham. Willmot, Wilmot. Wilmott from Berkshire.

Island

Island Report 4 Oct 2021 20:01

Best in the business I'd say ZZzzz

Researching:
I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday

ZZzzz

ZZzzz Report 4 Oct 2021 20:00

But he is good at spitting his dummy out if he can't get what he wants. ;-)

Researching:
Frame mainly from. Reading Berkshire. Vos from Netherlands. Nelson and Sowerby from Newcastle. Pickles from Saddleworth and Australia. Bainbridge from Durham. Willmot, Wilmot. Wilmott from Berkshire.

Island

Island Report 4 Oct 2021 19:46

I googled as I'm not a twitterer.

Here's a gem though - 'Trump asks judge to force Twitter to restore his account' - now that's what I call dummy spitting!

:-0 :-0

Researching:
I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 4 Oct 2021 19:16

it's world wide

Researching:
Lloyd,Paddock,Cooper,Morris,Rigby West Midlands Salop Worc

Von

Von Report 4 Oct 2021 19:15

Especially as they had to use Twitter (their rivals) to announce they were having problems

Caroline

Caroline Report 4 Oct 2021 19:05

Instagram is out too it's worldwide by the looks of things..how will some cope poor things.

ZZzzz

ZZzzz Report 4 Oct 2021 19:01

That will cause some to spit their dummies out. :-(

Researching:
Frame mainly from. Reading Berkshire. Vos from Netherlands. Nelson and Sowerby from Newcastle. Pickles from Saddleworth and Australia. Bainbridge from Durham. Willmot, Wilmot. Wilmott from Berkshire.

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 4 Oct 2021 18:50

Ah! thanks fer that...

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 4 Oct 2021 18:49

Yes it’s got problems at the moment

Facebook has apologised for an outage problem

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 4 Oct 2021 18:46

is face book throwing a tantrum? getting error messages..

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960