Website Down? Reasons Your Site Suddenly Stops Working
Updated: January 2025 · Downtime
Few things are more stressful than a website suddenly going offline.
Downtime can happen without warning and often affects traffic, sales,
and customer trust immediately.
Common Reasons a Website Goes Down
- Server outages or hosting provider issues
- Expired SSL certificates
- DNS misconfiguration or propagation problems
- Disk space or inode limits exceeded
- Crashes in PHP, Python, or Node services
Tip: Many downtime issues appear as 500, 502, or 503 errors
but are actually caused by hosting limits or service crashes.
Other Hidden Causes of Sudden Downtime
- Faulty plugin or theme updates
- Incorrect server permissions
- Firewall or security rule blocks
- Expired domains or billing failures
- Recent code deployments without testing
What to Do When Your Website Goes Down
- Check hosting status and server logs
- Verify domain, DNS, and SSL status
- Roll back recent updates or code changes
- Restart critical services
- Contact professional support if downtime persists
Fast diagnosis and structured troubleshooting reduce downtime impact
and prevent repeat outages in the future.
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