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  • 22-11-2010 10:40pm
    #1
    Slidey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,811 ✭✭✭✭


    Anyone else having very slow page loading times and errors or is it just me?

    Is it caused by a noticeable increase in traffic?
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    lord lucan
    Registered Users Posts: 9,575 ✭✭✭lord lucan


    Been pretty slow for me this evening,most likely due to all the extra traffic.


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    #3
    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    AH atm
    654 (200 members & 454 guests), lots of lurkers :)


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    RolandIRL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,924 ✭✭✭✭RolandIRL


    got a 503 there a few mins ago. Conor said before that the amount of people on the site doesn't matter, it's how many pages are being fetched.


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    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,943 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    biko wrote: »
    AH atm
    654 (200 members & 454 guests), lots of lurkers :)

    Someone said we had 1500 on AH last night but I never saw it go over 1100. It was slow as feck then too.


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    #6
    RolandIRL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,924 ✭✭✭✭RolandIRL


    got a few more 503's there as well as being logged out automatically even though i wasn't inactive, was just switching between forums. seeming very slow this evening


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    gurramok
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,992 ✭✭✭✭gurramok


    I notice anytime there is a statement/rumour of statement by the govt, the site gets seriously slow and also times out with page loads!

    Nearly 7000 online now, can the website handle lets say 10,000 users constantly trying to contribute to the latest events in a given hour? :)


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    Conor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,479 ✭✭✭Conor


    At peak today (around 10pm-ish), there were just short of 8,000 people on the site.

    The last time we saw those kind of numbers it was when Gerry Ryan died and the site pretty much died for about 30 minutes. Bad as it was tonight, it's quite an improvement.

    It's not clear exactly why the site was slow this evening (and I was late getting to it since I'm actually on holidays this week! :)), but Ross and I will definitely go over the data and remove whatever bottlenecks we find. It's pretty hard to find those before they cause an issue, since simulating the exact behaviour of thousands of users is surprisingly tricky.


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    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    I've noticed it ALWAYS happens as of late on Sunday nights.
    Its been like this for over four, five weeks.

    Same ruddy fault!

    capturecfy.jpg


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    #10
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 82,083 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    So we're blaming the Pope?


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    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    Overheal wrote: »
    So we're blaming the Pope?
    Well, if it comes to communion, is he a bad server? :D


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    #12
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users Posts: 24,485 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    yeah, its totally borked.

    time for another hamster in the wheel


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    Conor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,479 ✭✭✭Conor


    I've done some poking.

    I'm still watching.

    Things should be a little bit better.


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    #14
    jd007
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,094 ✭✭✭jd007


    Definite improvement Conor, for me anyways..


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    #15
    Sugar Free
    Registered Users Posts: 1,639 ✭✭✭Sugar Free


    Yeah it's improved for me in the last few minutes as well.

    I'm in Dublin 3 if that makes any difference at all :confused:


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    #16
    RolandIRL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,924 ✭✭✭✭RolandIRL


    still getting a few here, but nowhere as bad as earlier, prob everyone on about x factor :rolleyes:


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    #17
    Slidey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,811 ✭✭✭✭Slidey


    Still running very slow for me with pages not loading


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    #18
    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,213 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    As Des pointed out on another thread, there's a huge amount of people on the weather forum, 800 or so as I type

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



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    Sierra Oscar
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 8,467 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sierra Oscar


    Looks like the weather lurkers are bringing things to a standstill again . . . ;)


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    #20
    dlofnep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,759 ✭✭✭✭dlofnep


    Problems here two. Every second refresh fails. :(


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    #21
    lord lucan
    Registered Users Posts: 9,575 ✭✭✭lord lucan


    There were 1050 people viewing the Weather forum a few minutes ago!:eek::eek:


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    #22
    Wolfe Tone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,670 ✭✭✭✭Wolfe Tone


    Quick, delete the weather forum and replace it with a page saying:

    "Yes, it will snow and be cold"


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    #23
    Conor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,479 ✭✭✭Conor


    It's not the weather forum.

    The machines have plenty of spare capacity, but we're dropping connections somewhere. It could be a network issue, or it could be an issue with our load balancer (although both appear to be fine).

    When we fix it, you'll notice. If we don't, you'll also notice.


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    #24
    Daemos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,645 ✭✭✭Daemos


    It's the IMF


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    #25
    lil_lisa
    Registered Users Posts: 1,829 ✭✭✭lil_lisa


    Conor wrote: »
    When we fix it, you'll notice. If we don't, you'll also notice.

    Never were there wiser words spoken.

    I was just about to say, I've had issues all "evening" (my morning GMT-8) but I haven't had to hit refresh in the past 5 minutes.

    Thanks Conor :D


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    OutlawPete
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,689 ✭✭✭✭OutlawPete


    Conor wrote: »
    .. it could be an issue with our load balancer (although both appear to be fine).

    I was thinking 'load balancer' too.

    Maybe throw an old beermat or two under one of the legs, sort that baby right out.

    Don't worry about it though, it's times like these that make us appreciate it all the more when everything is running fast and smooth ;)


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    #27
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 82,083 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Something's wrong with the G-Diffuser! Do a barrel roll!


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    #28
    anniehoo
    Registered Users Posts: 6,596 ✭✭✭anniehoo


    Sooooo sloooow! Am constantly getting "connection timed out" messages yesterday and this evening.


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    #29
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    OutlawPete wrote: »
    I was thinking 'load balancer' too.

    Maybe throw an old beermat or two under one of the legs, sort that baby right out.

    Loan imbalance methinks...


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    #30
    thesandeman
    Registered Users Posts: 10,125 ✭✭✭✭thesandeman


    If its any help in your quest this has also been happening on mobile Boards for the last month or so. About 20% of time when I click on a forum/thread etc. I get 'invalid response' (it last happened when I went to page 2 of this thread). It usually sorts itself after about three attempts. Im on Vodafone Mobile and have no problems with any other sites.


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    #31
    gurramok
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,992 ✭✭✭✭gurramok


    Anytime I load a page, its 'sending request' for a few seconds and then it decides if the page will load or not. Earlier I loaded about 5 pages via tabs in succession, they wouldn't load. But when I started all over again using new tabs they loaded, its just weird.


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