Reddit suffered a large global outage that affected the connection of millions of users in various parts of the world, such as the United States and India. 

The site was facing several connectivity issues by failing to allow users to browse, or log-in and create content with its site and mobile apps.

Widespread User Impact

MSN reports over 7000 complaints from frustrated users within just a few minutes of the initial crash, which also shows that 48% of the users attempted to access the site with difficulties, and 42% had issues with the mobile application. 

This simultaneous platform burst highlights the problem in the back-end infrastructure, and not idiosyncratic technical failures. 

Repeated error messages and slow loading speed were also common among the users, thus adding frustration to the global user base of Reddit.

Little communication exaggerates frustration

Although the outage was so huge, the official status page on Reddit provided only partial updates, which could not ensure that the user knew how big the problem is and how the issues are likely to be addressed. 

Therefore, Twitter and Discord became the places where numerous users shared updates and demonstrated their discontent. 

Similar interruptions have taken place in the last few weeks, which would indicate that stability issues are persistent amidst the fast growth of Reddit and the technical resources required therewith.

Professional Judgment and Future Analysis

Constant downtime is a threat to user trust and advertisement fees, which makes infrastructure upgrades a necessity. 

An example of the problems that Reddit has faced previously is database connectivity and third-party integration. 

Without a clear communication and faster remediation, the trust of users can be compromised even more. Currently, there are no official reports on the idea of full restoration, no schedule has been announced so far. 

Previous experiences are indicating that it may take several minutes up to several hours to recover but the rising rate of such occurrences have pointed to the need to have longer lasting solutions that are more permanent to propel the rising number of users in Reddit. 

The active observation of the official sources of Reddit is also necessary in order to keep information on the situation in real-time as it evolves.