X came up with a global deduction today. Access problems, which started around 16.00 with the Turkish clock, had an impact on the entrance transactions and the developer platform. Users encountered error messages while logging in via Oauth. Downdector data revealed that the outage affects thousands of users in a short time. Although the density of the complaints decreased within 45 minutes, some functions on the platform did not return to normal level.
According to information shared by Netblocks, this deduction was the second international connection problem during the week. The institution said that the problem is not linked to any country’s internet infrastructure or censorship applications. The platform’s own status page described as a problem with the low performance of the input operations. Users who developed applications through the API services of the platform were also affected by similar problems. If an official statement was made by X.
The problems experienced by the users were not limited to services such as Downdector. In Reddit R/Twitter In the community, many shares have been made about the entry problems in recent days. One of the most voting shipments was a screenshot showing the error message on the X’s input screen. In the shares, comments that such problems have continued for a few days drew attention. Considering the duration and scope of the problem, the problems in the infrastructure of X are thought to be structural, not temporary.
It is thought to be linked to the interruption of the fire in the data center in Oregon
According to information transferred by Wired, a fire occurred on Thursday in one of the data centers in Oregon state of X. Fire began in the section where the battery systems began, after the incident, firefighters intervened for a long time. After the fire, some of the services of X began to slow down, led to evaluations that there was a connection between the incident and the deduction on the platform. It was observed that the company had difficulty in providing service continuity after the incident. Although the fire was controlled in a short time, it was seen that the effects were felt throughout the day.
In the event history page of the developer platform, the disruption record in a system initiated as of today seems to have been solved. This record reveals that the applications integrated into the platform as well as user entries have difficulty in connecting. Apart from the entry processes, some delays were reported in user flows. It is understood that the problem mainly affects the authentication processes of the platform. This also directly affected the operation of third -party practices.
Although most of the technical infrastructure of X is based on cloud -based systems, the importance of physical data centers is still large. The fire in Oregon is a warning again in this respect. The new steps that the platform will take on the backup of data and being prepared against network outages are curious. Technical reports on fire have not yet been published. However, it is known that fires about battery systems have previously led to similar results.