Wikipedia down update: How to fix ‘too many requests’ error as thousands of users complain of outage
Wikipedia appeared to be down on September 11 as consumers flocked to social media to complain about the outage.
On September 11, Wikipedia experienced an apparent outage, affecting thousands of users across the United States. Social media platforms were flooded with complaints as people struggled to access the site. Downdetector, a website tracking tool, reported over 1,000 users experiencing difficulties with Wikipedia. The map indicated that major cities like Chicago, Washington, Boston, New York, Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles were particularly hard hit.
The site had been experiencing problems since 10:24pm ET. Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia, maintained by a community of around 260,000 volunteers, and is one of the most visited websites globally, with over 15 billion views per month in more than 300 languages. However, the cause of the outage remains unknown, and Wikipedia has not commented on the situation.
Users reported that they could access the front page and links from it, but faced a "Too many requests" error when trying to perform searches. This issue appeared to be browser-specific, with some users reporting difficulties in Safari but not in Firefox. The unexpected downtime sparked reactions on X, with users expressing surprise and concern.
Some noted that Wikipedia, being self-hosted, should not face such issues. The outage has left many users unable to access the site for day-to-day information, highlighting its importance in the digital landscape.
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