[NSC] NSC loading slowly for me today - anyone else?

[GT49er]

Same issues occurring for me right now - very slow to load, timing out, the occasional database error.

It's been OK for me, but shocking today, slower than the twentieth century making its way to Haywards Heath, plenty of database errors, plus those annoying 'Leave this page'/'Stay on this page' options when you try and post - click stay and nothing happens, you just stay where you are, click leave and you lose the whole post you've just typed.

 

[Bozza]

Just to update on this, NSC has been subject to a DDoS attack for a little while which was causing this issue.

I've spent some money on a solution that should protect the site when this happens.

The number of guest users is now way down to normal levels again, and the site seems nice and fast, for me at least.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

So how much was the ransom demanded?

Bitcoin or cash?

Currently Active Users
There are currently 1055 users online. 164 members and 891 guests

Most users ever online was 46,941, 30-07-2018 at 15:58.

 

[schmunk]

The culprit at rest:

 

[casbom]

Just to update on this, NSC has been subject to a DDoS attack for a little while which was causing this issue.

I've spent some money on a solution that should protect the site when this happens.

The number of guest users is now way down to normal levels again, and the site seems nice and fast, for me at least.

So this change you’ve done, would that stop connecting at work? As using the WiFi in the office it says it can’t reach the site, so checking 4G and this is fine?

 

[schmunk]

I couldn't connect on my work Win10 laptop earlier, but my personal Android phone was OK. Laptop now back on (after I cleared cookies / cache / etc., albeit I don't think that was the problem as it wasn't an immediate fix). Both Chrome.

(it stopped working literally after I posted above on this thread!)

 

[jamie (not that one)]

Took me ages to get on after suggesting I clear my cookies. Allegedly NSC redirects me too often and it's an issue!

 

[Bozza]

So this change you’ve done, would that stop connecting at work? As using the WiFi in the office it says it can’t reach the site, so checking 4G and this is fine?

I couldn't connect on my work Win10 laptop earlier, but my personal Android phone was OK. Laptop now back on (after I cleared cookies / cache / etc., albeit I don't think that was the problem as it wasn't an immediate fix). Both Chrome.

(it stopped working literally after I posted above on this thread!)

Took me ages to get on after suggesting I clear my cookies. Allegedly NSC redirects me too often and it's an issue!

Just temporary as the change beds in.

 

[schmunk]

Just temporary as the change beds in.

Is this some kind of Brexit metaphor...?

 

[jamie (not that one)]

Just temporary as the change beds in.

*waving clenched fist in the air

I don't like change!

 

[brakespear]

Can't get in on Chrome ('too many redirects') or IE ('page can't be displayed'), can get in via Tapatalk on phone, cannot try other browsers as at work.

Edit: chrome works after clearing cache.

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