Widespread Outage Linked to CloudFront Error Affects Multiple Services
A significant service disruption is currently affecting numerous websites and online applications, leaving users unable to connect to their desired services. The issue appears to be linked to a major content delivery network, with reports of connection failures and blocked requests surfacing globally.
Visitors to affected platforms are being met with error messages stating that a “request could not be satisfied” and has been “blocked.” The notices suggest the cause could be either excessive traffic overwhelming the servers or a potential configuration error within the network infrastructure, which prevents users from establishing a connection.
The error messages specifically reference CloudFront, a service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that is critical for speeding up the delivery of web content for a vast number of companies worldwide. Disruptions to such a widely used content delivery network (CDN) can have a cascading effect, impacting a diverse range of services.
Service administrators and website owners are being directed to CloudFront’s technical documentation for troubleshooting, while end-users are advised to try accessing the services again later. At this time, technical teams are believed to be working to identify the root cause and restore full connectivity.
