Fallen ovh: thousands of websites do not work

Perhaps the name of OVH sounds to many of you. It is one of the most popular web hosting services worldwide. Its use is very widespread, especially among companies. So OVH is a vital service for the operation of many companies. Unfortunately, since the early hours of today, November 9, it has been down. As a consequence, thousands of websites do not work.

OVH down: Thousands of websites do not work

OVH is down and many websites are not working and cannot be accessed. The situation is so serious that the OVH website itself is down. So not much is known about the speed with which this problem can be solved. In social networks we are seeing a lot of activity about user complaints. The company itself has commented on it.

SBG: ERDF repared 1 line 20KV. the second is still down. All Gens are UP. 2 routing rooms coming UP. SBG2 will be UP in 15-20min (boot time). SBG1 / SBG4: 1h-2h

- Octave Klaba (@olesovhcom) November 9, 2017

Thousands of websites do not work worldwide

They have recognized the problems that thousands of websites are suffering. The CEO of the company has commented that the origin is possibly located in a power cut in the main room where the routing is managed. So the connections you make cannot work. In addition, the generators that exist in the event that something happens do not seem to work either.

This either takes place at the company's headquarters in Strasbourg. The ruling is greatly affecting European companies. In Spain also many web pages are inaccessible from this morning. About 10:30 this morning an update has been offered in this regard.

It seems they already have power, although there are problems with the database. So they will have to make a backup. It is likely that in a half hour everything will return to normal.