Facebook outage affecting WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram

Facebook downtime

Facebook services are facing problems around the world, with users being unable to access Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram.

When attempting to access Facebook services, users around the world declared that the application will display a continuous “Connecting” message. In the BleepingComputer tests here in the USA and India, we confirmed the interruption and were unable to connect to the messaging platforms.

According to reports, Messenger is unable to connect with internet connection errors. On the other hand, WhatsApp is displaying a continuous message “Connecting …”.

According to DownDetector, Facebook services are currently experiencing a disruption in the United States, Asia and other parts of the world.

It is not known if this is a planned maintenance activity or a problem with your servers.

Update: Facebook services are back online.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

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