Causes of Google Being Down
Google itself rarely goes down, but rarely isn’t never. More often, disruptions of some sort on your end, including network interruptions, glitch your connection to Google. When you aren’t able to access Google or one of Google’s services, you will sometimes see an error message in your browser:
500 error: The server encountered an unexpected condition.The server encountered an error and could not complete your request.Server is not responding.We’re sorry, a server error occurred. Please wait a bit and try again.Backend error.
In some cases, you’ll see an HTTP status code error instead of a Google error message. When you encounter HTTP errors, verify whether you can load websites other than Google.
How to Fix Google Being Down
Try these steps in order to determine why Google appears to be down, and then take steps to try to resolve problems on your end. If a lot of Google services show orange or red, that’s a good indication that Google is actually down for everyone and not just you. Wait until Google resolves the problem. While you can also check out Facebook and other social media platforms, the immediacy of Twitter and the use of hashtags makes it a good first stop. If you see a lot of people complaining about Google, there’s a good chance it’s down for everyone, and not just you.
