According to The Independent, some user does not come into Facebook at all, while others reported problems with that, for example, upload pictures or post status messages.
Those who have not been able to log in have been met with the message that ”Facebook will soon be back”, with the explanation that it is due to maintenance work. According to The Independent, however, there is no information about the planned maintenance works on Facebook’s own developer page.
https://twitter.com/facebook/status/1105888649676111877
According to the driftsinformationssajten Downdetector problems began at 17 o’clock on Wednesday, and has been reported from all parts of the world, even if not all users are affected. Just before 03.00 on Thursday morning, the number of reported problems its peak: over 12.200 notifications. Then, the number of reports plummeted at an even pace, and at 06-time low it down to around 300 reports.
In Downdetectors the comment field can in 07-time still read the fresh testimony from the people who are experiencing problems with, for example, send images and share post on Facebook. According to users in Japan and the united states, the problems are still extensive, while users in Greece and New Zealand, writes that the site works well again.
according to the Reuters that the company is aware of the problems with the services, which also includes Instagram and Whatsapp, and are working to find a solution as soon as possible. Old town with loads of night towards Thursday had, however, no such solution has been presented.
The extensive problems have led to speculation about a so-called DDoS-attack, a targeted attack aimed to overwhelm a company’s servers. It would be about a DDoS attack to be rejected, however, by Facebook themselves, in a post on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/facebook/status/1105907126424109056
No simple solution to Facebook’s breakdown