Telegram Messenger, the alternative and rival to WhatsApp has been down since early morning. Depending on location, some users can see some of the previous messages but cannot send or receive new messages.
Down detector puts the time of outage at around 6am (Ugandan time) and most of the reports were logged in from the Middle East, UK, Europe and Russia. The app isn’t working in Uganda either.
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The problem was caused by one of the main servers overheating according to founder and CEO, Pavel Durov.
“Massive overheating in one of the Telegram server clusters may cause some connection issues for European users within the next couple of hours. Apologies for the inconvenience – the problem is being solved.” – Tweet from Pavel Durov
It looks like Telegram has managed to fix whatever caused the problem and will be restoring access soon.
Twitter Updates:
Massive overheating in one of the Telegram server clusters may cause some connection issues for European users within the next couple of hours. Apologies for the inconvenience – the problem is being solved.
— Pavel Durov (@durov) April 28, 2018
Repairs are ongoing after a massive power outage in the Amsterdam region that affected many services. Telegram users in Europe, MENA, Russia and the CIS are currently unable to connect. We apologize and will update you on the progress. https://t.co/WyfYimZoKV
— Telegram Messenger (@telegram) April 29, 2018
Our Eurocluster finally got the power back. All engineers are on deck working hard to restore the equipment after the outage. Telegram is coming back to the affected users in Europe, Middle East and the CIS. Please hang on!
— Telegram Messenger (@telegram) April 29, 2018
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