Server Instability Earlier Today
Keeping with our general policy of full disclosure, we’re reporting server instability earlier today in regards to very slow page load times and services such as email & ftp failing. This was prior to and not connected with previously planned updates to server software.
This instability began around approximately 1PM EST and continued on and off through approximately 2PM EST.
We have been recently working diligently to configure the server to better deal with cpu overload/load average spikes, and as part of that process we have decided to allow the certain instability related situations to continue through to natural resolution so that we may better understand their causes. With this better understanding we can better insulate the webserver from these situations in the future.
Your cooperation is so very much appreciated.
