How to Tell If Facebook Is Down
If you think Facebook is down for everyone, try these steps: If no one else is reporting issues with Facebook, then the problem likely lies on your end. While you’re on Twitter, you may as well check Facebook’s Twitter page for any updates on whether Facebook is down. If you can’t open Twitter either, and other popular sites like YouTube are also down, then the problem is likely on your end or with your ISP.
What to Do When You Can’t Connect to Facebook
There are several things you can try if Facebook seems to be working fine for everyone else but you: If nothing has worked yet, you’re probably dealing with an internet problem. For example, you could have too many devices using up your network bandwidth. Contact your ISP to request further help.
Facebook Error Messages
Aside from the standard HTTP status code errors like 500 Internal Server Error, 403 Forbidden, and 404 Not Found, Facebook sometimes displays error messages that explain why you can’t connect. For example:
Sorry, something went wrong. We’re working on getting this fixed as soon as we can.Account Temporarily Unavailable. Your account is currently unavailable due to a site issue. We expect this to be resolved shortly.Your account is temporarily unavailable due to site maintenance. It should be available again within a few hours.
If Facebook is down with a message about some sort of maintenance, then waiting it out is all you can do. Sometimes this maintenance impacts every Facebook user, but sometimes it’s just a small portion.
