Quick Update from oXnames
Hey everyone — just a quick heads-up from us at oXnames. You may have noticed some websites or services acting a little funky today, mostly down to a global outage issue with CloudFlare.
Specifically a internal error for those using CloudFlare proxy service and their DNS systems, despite servers being online many displayed as offline.
Here’s what happened and what it means for you.
What went down
The infrastructure provider Cloudflare experienced a widespread outage early today. Their system suffered what they described as “internal service degradation” after a spike in unusual traffic.
The effect: many platforms and websites (including some big names) reported errors or downtime.
Where things stand
Cloudflare’s status page confirms that a fix has been implemented and they believe the incident is now resolved. Cloudflare Status
That said — as they note — some services might still be recovering, and error-rates could be slightly elevated for a short time.
What this means for your websites & services
- If you run a website or rely on web services that use Cloudflare (directly or indirectly), you may have seen some disruption today.
- Good news: For most users, everything should now be back to normal, and service should be smooth again.
- We recommend monitoring your site/dashboard once more in case there are any lingering interruptions or anomalies.
- If any of your services are still affected, a soft refresh or clearing cache might help. If issues persist, contacting your hosting/IT provider is a safe step.
Our take at oXnames
At oXnames, we understand how vital it is that your site, email or app stays up and running. Today’s outage is a strong reminder of how much invisible infrastructure underpins what we call “the web”.
We’ll continue to keep an eye on things — if you notice anything odd on your side (slow loading, error screens, DNS weirdness) we’re here to help investigate.
Thanks for your patience if you were impacted. We’re confident things are back on track now. We’ll continue to watch and help where we can.
