A Lot of websites can go down especially at major outages like thanksgiving , it happened to Facebook, Instagram ,Messenger and Twitter!.
Quick Links to check if Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Twitter and Reddit are down:
Here we have compiled quick links to help you check the availability of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Twitter and Reddit from the main 3 major services.
Downdetector
Facebook Family of Apps
To check Facebook real time status visit : Check If Facebook Down Now!
To check WhatsApp real time status visit : Check If WhatsApp Down Now!
To check Instagram real time status visit : Check If Instagram Down Now!
To check Facebook Messenger real time status visit : Check If Facebook Messenger Down Now!
Other Social Media Platforms:
To check Twitter real time status visit : Check If Twitter Down Now!
To check Reddit real time status visit : Check If Reddit Down Now!
To check SnapChat real time status visit : Check If SnapChat Down Now!
Alternative services to Downdetector.com
Outage.Report
Outage.report shows you if there is a problem with a web service or it’s just you that is experiencing a problem, it will also show you other users that have reported a problem and what are the complaints.
Search for the service you like by using the search box.
See how many user complaints were received each day for your favorite web service.
See a graph with the amount of user reports over time, view a heatmap of reports in real time, and see from which countries reports are being received.
You can also see the type of problems that were reported.
For example:
‘Website is down’
‘Problem with sending and receiving messages’
At the bottom of the report page you can also see the latest user comments and issues they encounter with.
Check Outage.Report
To check Facebook status visit : Check If Facebook Down Now!
To check WhatsApp status visit : Check If WhatsApp Down Now!
To check Instagram status visit : Check If Instagram Down Now!
To check Twitter status visit : Check If Twitter Down Now!
To check Reddit status visit : Check If Reddit Down Now!
Is it Down Right Now will show you if a website is down or not, this service is monitoring other websites.
You can see top websites that they are tracking on the main home page.
On the right side bar you can see what web services were detected as being down at the moment.
When you click on a website you can see the full history of this website downtime , you can also see practical suggestions on what you should do if you encounter problems reaching the service.
IsItDownRightNow
To check Facebook status visit : Check If Facebook Down Now!
To check WhatsApp status visit : Check If WhatsApp Down Now!
To check Instagram status visit : Check If Instagram Down Now!
To check Twitter status visit : Check If Twitter Down Now!
To check Reddit status visit : Check If Reddit Down Now!
Downdetector - Check Latest 24 Hours Status for different countries.
You can check the status of a service in the last 24 hours, for different countries.
Click the country flag on the right side to see the status and reports from a specific country for the last 24 hours.
If you hover your mouse over the graph you can see how many users have reported a problem with the service for each hour in the last 24 hours.
You can see spikes on the graph in user reports, wherever you see spikes, these are users who reported issues with the service.
Downdetector - Report a Problem with the Service
If you are experiencing a problem with a web service, whether it’s facebook ,instagram ,whatsapp or twitter. You can report it to downdetector.com, they collect user feedback and they also show it to other users.
Just click on the ‘I have a problem with a service’ button and report it.
Downdetector - Check what other users are saying in the comments section about the service
At the bottom of the page, you can see the latest comments from users about problems they have encountered with the service.
You can also leave a comment yourself, and tell other users what problems you experienced.
Downdetector - Check Tweet history
Check the twitter feed that is available for the service.
This is the main twitter page that belongs to the service itself, if they experience any problems they will report it to their users using their verified twitter account page.
Downdetector - Check the history of problems available for the service
Above the user comments you can see a section called ‘Resolved Issues’, you can see what are the latest dates where problems were detected with the service.
Click on ‘Check past issues’
There you can select a specific year and month and see the history of detected issues in the past year.
8 Easy and practical Solutions to try if you experience problems with Whatsapp, Facebook or Instagram
Solution 1 - Check Outage Monitoring Services:
Check if the problem is only with you or everyone is experiencing a problem.
You can check this on websites like downdetector.com, isitdownrightnow.com or outage.report.
Solution 2 - Clean Your Browser Cache
Try cleaning your browser cache, this way you can force reloading of the entire website resources, like css files, images, and javascript files.
To clean your browser cookies and cache please click on CTRL + F5 at the same time in your browser (internet explorer, chrome or firefox)
Solution 3 - Access the website from alternative subdomains
Try accessing your website through alternative subdomains like the mobile version of the website, usually by using the m. subdomain prefix before the domain name
For example:
m.facebook.com
m.twitter.com
m.reddit.com
Solution 4 - Reset Your Router
Reset your router, turn it off and wait at least 10 seconds before you turn it back on.
Solution 5 - Try Accessing the Website from Another Computer or From Your Mobile Device
Solution 6 - Reboot Your Computer
Sometimes the problem is not with the website itself, or with your router.
It’s your operating system, it was on for too long without a reboot, you need to restart your operating system.
Solution 7 - Try Another Browser
Maybe there are some configuration problems with your current browser, switch from chrome to firefox and see what happens.
Solution 8 - Fix Your DNS
The DNS (Domain Name System) is what allows you to connect to a specific website via it’s IP address, the DNS is like a book of addresses that are attached to each domain, it’s a global service in the cloud.
Usually you fetch the IP address of a website from your ISP cache. If this address was changed and it wasn’t updated in your ISP cache, it means you are trying to connect to the wrong IP address for that website.
You need to flush your DNS cache.
To flush your DNS cache in windows:
- Click on start
- Type ‘cmd’ on the search box
- On the command line prompt type: ipconfig /flushdns , and click enter.