Reddit, a social news and entertainment website, is suffering through its second major outage in two days. Several users report that the homepage is unreachable. According to Downdetector – a platform that tracks online outages -more than 73,873 users reported the issue by 8:30 PM.
Reddit is a social news and entertainment website where registered users submit content in the form of either a link or a text ("self") post. Other users then vote the submission "up" or "down", which is used to rank the post and determine its position on the site's pages and front page.
Taking to X, Reddit issued a statement saying, "Investigating: We are currently investigating a problem with our site."
Investigating: We are currently investigating a problem with our site. https://t.co/CDB4OExD8J
— Reddit Status (@redditstatus) November 21, 2024
Hilarious memes surfaced on X, reacting to the outage, a user shared a image of jumping to X while Reddit is down. Have a look:
me when reddit is down pic.twitter.com/o2nFevWwCD
— arcadia (@arcadialol) November 20, 2024
Another user said, "People coming to X/Twitter to check whether Reddit is actually down."
People coming to X/Twitter to check whether Reddit is actually downpic.twitter.com/AMkEszAxpN
— John Wick (@Scentofawoman10) November 20, 2024
Earlier on Wednesday, Downdetector, a platform that tracks online outages, showed nearly 50,000 reports. Several social media users reported that they saw a 'upstream connect error or disconnect/reset before headers. reset connection failure' on the application and website. Responding to the outage, the company said: "We are currently investigating this issue."
How to solve the error on Reddit?
The error "upstream connect error or disconnect/reset before headers. reset connection failure" typically indicates a problem with a server's proxy or load balancer when attempting to communicate with a backend service. Here's how you can troubleshoot it:
Clear Cache and Cookies: Start by clearing your browser’s cache and cookies to eliminate any corrupted data.
Check Internet Connection: Ensure your network connection is stable.Update or Disable Proxy/VPN: If you use a proxy server or VPN, try disabling it to check if the issue persists.
Contact Site Support: If the error is on Reddit, check their status page or forums to see if the site is experiencing issues.
Restart Services: If you’re managing a server or website and encounter this, restarting your proxy (e.g., Nginx, HAProxy) or backend services can help.
Examine Configurations: Developers should check the proxy configuration files for misconfigurations and ensure backend services are reachable.