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503 error when searching

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  • 26-05-2020 2:26pm
    #1
    DelBoy Trotter
    Registered Users Posts: 1,477 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    When I try to search for anything on the site it is throwing a 503 error ("Unfortunately the backend returned an error and could not fulfill this request. Please try again or return to the homepage").

    This is happening if I search from the search bar on the top of the screen as well as if I go into a specific forum and 'Search this forum' (both basic and advanced searches)


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    #2
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 81,857 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    search has always been a bit archaic.

    use google, imo, and add the term site:boards.ie

    unfortunately you can't narrow this on a per forum basis, because the forum URLs aren't parents of the thread URLs.


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    #3
    DelBoy Trotter
    Registered Users Posts: 1,477 ✭✭✭DelBoy Trotter


    It seems to be back working today


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    Boards.ie: Niamh
    Boards.ie Employee Posts: 12,597 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Niamh
    Boards.ie Community Manager


    Apologies, I missed this during the week but glad to see that it is back working for you again.

    How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site



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    #5
    un5byh7sqpd2x0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,862 ✭✭✭un5byh7sqpd2x0


    Broken again now, all searches are resulting in a 503.


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    #6
    osarusan
    Registered Users Posts: 16,562 ✭✭✭✭osarusan


    "Find more posts by [username]" = 503 error.


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    Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee


    Sorry for the disruption, but as you are encountering, both search and finding posts by a user (including yourself) is resulting in a 503 error.

    How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site



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    exaisle
    Registered Users Posts: 2,673 ✭✭✭exaisle


    Hi Mark....that last post of yours doesn't really make sense...I suspect there's a typo there somewhere...
    The 503 error is still occurring while using the search function.


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    Boards.ie: Niamh
    Boards.ie Employee Posts: 12,597 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Niamh
    Boards.ie Community Manager


    Hi exaisie, I thibnk Mark was just confirming that using search user' and 'Find all posts by user' (a different type of search) are both resulting in 503 errors which we are aware of. When we have a fix for it, we will post here. Thanks for your patience.

    How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site



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    Boards.ie: Niamh
    Boards.ie Employee Posts: 12,597 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Niamh
    Boards.ie Community Manager


    This issue should be fixed now, thanks for your patience.

    How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site



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    un5byh7sqpd2x0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,862 ✭✭✭un5byh7sqpd2x0


    Boards.ie: Niamh wrote: »
    This issue should be fixed now, thanks for your patience.

    I can confirm that it is not, unfortunately.


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    #12
    Quantum Erasure
    Registered Users Posts: 8,224 ✭✭✭Quantum Erasure


    search is down again


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    #13
    osarusan
    Registered Users Posts: 16,562 ✭✭✭✭osarusan


    This problem is back for me.


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    #14
    DrZeuss
    Registered Users Posts: 878 ✭✭✭DrZeuss


    Looks to be broken again, search returns 503 error for me.


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    #15
    SlowBlowin
    Registered Users Posts: 1,884 ✭✭✭SlowBlowin


    I am getting the 503 error for all searches now.


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    #16
    Bummer1234
    Registered Users Posts: 1,830 ✭✭✭Bummer1234


    503 issue is back again when searching im afraid.


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    #17
    cruizer101
    Registered Users Posts: 3,205 ✭✭✭cruizer101


    Either I'm still getting this or it is happening again


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    #18
    Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee


    Sorry for the disruption, everyone, but this issue seems to have cropped up again.

    How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site



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    #19
    DelBoy Trotter
    Registered Users Posts: 1,477 ✭✭✭DelBoy Trotter


    503 all morning when trying to log in via Chrome on desktop site


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    #20
    SCOOP 64
    Registered Users Posts: 5,229 ✭✭✭SCOOP 64


    When i go into" find all my post" i get 503 error , i can get into every else, only happens with find all my posts.


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    Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee


    Hi SCOOP 64,

    I've merged your thread with this other thread to keep everything in one place. There have been some technical issues today, which has resulted in 503 errors when searching (and this tends to include looking for your own and other users' posts). The exception to this seems to be when you try to view all of the posts of yours that people have thanked. These issues have also impacted login, though this seems to be more erratic.

    Sorry for the disruption and inconvenience.

    How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site



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    Deja Boo
    Registered Users Posts: 13,459 ✭✭✭✭Deja Boo


    How exactly does one fix such issues?
    Must be a coders nightmare.
    Genius hamster memorizes massive codes, stares at screen filled with random digits... in search of that one hidden character, the one what has gone rogue wreaking havoc with the other rule-keeping digits :pac: dayum messer that character.

    image.jpg?w=448&c=1


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    #23
    podgeandrodge
    Registered Users Posts: 5,763 ✭✭✭podgeandrodge


    still happening for me today.


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    #24
    Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee


    Deja Boo wrote: »
    How exactly does one fix such issues?
    Must be a coders nightmare.
    Genius hamster memorizes massive codes, stares at screen filled with random digits... in search of that one hidden character, the one what has gone rogue wreaking havoc with the other rule-keeping digits :pac: dayum messer that character.

    I imagine it's the Where's Wally ultimate boss. Now...where is that semi-colon missing from?
    podgeandrodge wrote: »
    still happening for me today.

    Sorry, this seems to be an ongoing issue.

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    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Boards.ie: Mark wrote: »
    I imagine it's the Where's Wally ultimate boss. Now...where is that semi-colon missing from?



    Sorry, this seems to be an ongoing issue.

    Just logged out on desktop and cannot log in :( on phone now.

    So beware of being shut out.


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    #26
    Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee


    The login issue wasn't as persistent as the search issue yesterday, so it may be worth trying again on occasion. Sorry for the hassle though.

    How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site



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    #27
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Boards.ie: Mark wrote: »
    The login issue wasn't as persistent as the search issue yesterday, so it may be worth trying again on occasion. Sorry for the hassle though.

    Hassle? More than that. Still can't login, and it's clear that boards is not that busy trying to fix something that isn't going to fix itself.


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    #28
    cormie
    Registered Users Posts: 20,791 ✭✭✭✭cormie


    Can't login here either on my phone, is there any alternative link to log in with please?


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    #29
    political analyst
    Registered Users Posts: 4,464 ✭✭✭political analyst


    I have the same problem - when I press the link to my posts on my boards.ie profile I get, "503 - Unfortunately the backend could not fulfill this request". How is this happening?


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    #30
    Gavin "shels"
    Registered Users Posts: 17,963 ✭✭✭✭Gavin "shels"


    Getting a 503 Error when trying to log in from two different PCs, using IE and Chrome. Issue ongoing since yesterday morning. Can log in on Android.


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    #31
    Dave_The_Sheep
    Registered Users Posts: 7,337 ✭✭✭Dave_The_Sheep


    Haven't been able to log in on desktop for three days. Come on, this is farcical.


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