Error Message || ChatGPT Issues

[safe skiff]

OpenAI Service Outage Update:

Current Situation:

• Intermittent Outages: OpenAI's ChatGPT and its API services are experiencing periodic outages due to a DDoS attack (source) (source) (source).
• User Experience: Some users are being notified that "ChatGPT is at capacity right now" when trying to access the service (source).

Actions Taken:

• Initial Fixes: OpenAI addressed a major outage and implemented fixes, but issues have continued to arise (source).
• Ongoing Work: Efforts to mitigate the abnormal traffic pattern are actively ongoing (source) (source).

CEO's Statement:

• Demand Surge: Sam Altman cited unexpected high demand for newly released features as a cause for initial service instability (source) (source).
• Acknowledgment of Attack: Following the DDoS confirmation, the focus has shifted to resolving issues related to this security incident (source) (source).

Responsibility Claim:

• Anonymous Sudan: This group has claimed responsibility for the attack, citing geopolitical biases as their motive (source).

User Advisory:

• Browser Switch: Users experiencing issues on Chrome or Chromium-based browsers are advised to switch to Safari or Firefox.
• iOS App Issues: The iOS app is currently facing problems, and recent updates have been revoked.

Note: Keep an eye on OpenAI's official communications for the latest information and updates regarding service availability.

[west elk]

i have applied for gpt-4 waitlist a few months ago, (9 to be exact) and got access to Alpha for a very short duration only before it disappeared. Anyone help?

[ember frigate]

having the issue when using chatGPT

Something went wrong. If this issue persists please contact us through our help center at help.openai.com.

Is it because of the traffic issue? It's been 2 days.

[safe skiff]

Hmm, I think so

[rustic skiff]

Same here

[safe skiff]

Either way its a similar wait time

[fossil geyser]

that is a browser issue, try with a fresh install of Firefox

[edgy agate]

same question

[ember frigate]

wellll I changed to safari and it works, so weird

[fossil geyser]

Chromium based browser issue, keep using Safari until things stabilise

[ember frigate]

Thanks.

[rustic skiff]

I just used an user agent switcher to safari and kinda works.

[summer whale]

Same here on Google chrome "Something went wrong. If this issue persists please contact us through our help center at help.openai.com"

[fossil geyser]

try with a fresh install of Firefox if you are on Windows

[summer whale]

What do you mean by fresh install, with Google chrome ?

[toxic bison]

newest version firefox

[fossil geyser]

try with a newly downloaded Firefox browser

[summer whale]

ok thanks ! is it known by OpenAI team ? fix is ongoing ?

[toxic bison]

idk bro

maybe yes

[summer whale]

thanks

[somber edge]

Hello, I'm having "Something went wrong " issue all day long. It doesn't say "full capacity" Tried relogin, using VPN and incognito browser, nothing helped. What can I do to fix this ?

[fossil geyser]

you can try to use Firefox

[dull olive]

Hi, same for me, stared this morning

[dull olive]

no, god plz no

[fossil geyser]

just to isolate the issue, There are lots of moving parts right now and not everything is lining up. There are roll out issues, potential DDoS issues and a very high server load leading to instability issues. Some people are having client side issues related to Chromium browsers like Edge and Chrome.

[somber edge]

thanks, used safari, seems to work so far

[fossil geyser]

great!

[dull olive]

ye, i can see it, coz my app works perfectly - i just came here, to understand that im not the only one having the problem and itll be fixed, hopefully

[summer whale]

Works on edge as well

[summer whale]

It seems that is now fixed, works on chrome now