A popular messaging service, WhatsApp, suffered a widespread global outage on Wednesday. WhatsApp back online after global outage, Nigerians react.
The outage lasted for several hours before being resolved.
In Nigeria, messages failed to deliver at about 11pm or thereabout.
After a couple hours, the application completely packed up.
WhatsApp users in all parts of the world were unable to access the App for a few hours.
It is used by more than 1.2 billion people around the world and is a key tool for communications and commerce in many countries.
The app was down in Nigeria, parts of India, Canada, the United States, Brazil.
It affected people who use the service on Apple Inc’s iOS operating system, Alphabet Inc’s Android and Microsoft Corp’s Windows mobile OS.
In an email, WhatsApp confirmed that the App has been restored.
“We have now fixed the issue and apologize for the inconvenience,” the mail read, as quoted by Reuters.
WhatsApp back online after global outage, Nigerians react
Meanwhile, some Nigerians were busy sleeping and snoring and didn’t know the App shut down.
See some funny reactions on Twitter.
Danky @DkayUfun:
!I was awake all through the night for vigil and I’m sure I didn’t sleep. When did WhatsApp shutdown? Anyway, I’m in Ijebu sha, anything can happen.
Miton @MitonGafur:
“#buckinghampalace oh boy we gonna feel like fools when we learn the staff meeting happened because their WhatsApp group chat ain’t working.”
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Holy Grail ® ™ @ODMendel:
“RT if you did not realize WhatsApp was down.”
Jordan @Johhrrr:
“WhatsApp gets a problem for hours and you come back to no messages at all Join some group chats yo.”
Charlotte Norton @Charlottelvn90:
“Are they just meeting in person because WhatsApp was down? #buckinghampalace.”
Alee SheikH @AleeSheikh1:
“Whatsapp Down for 3 Hours PTCL:Mene Kuch ni kia BC #Alish.”
Bangi Jacky @bangijacky70:
“So whatsapp was off last night. Well that’s news to me. Qn is When do pple sleep??”
KIΠG @_AkashahUqaily:
“WhatsApp was down for a few hours. Estranged couples reunited, families watched TV together and people realised that necks can move upwards.”
GoddaY @AluyaGoddey:
“My face when i heard WhatsApp was down.. All i knw is i slept wit it workin and woke up wit it still workin.”
Luke Young @LukeYoung:
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“Have we considered the possibility that #BuckinghamPalace have called a sudden meeting because their WhatsApp group is down?”
SF @segunfamisa:
“So who will tell us what WhatsApp was trying to deploy that broke everything.”
K.I.N.G ?H.L.A.O @Hlaovan:
“Rt if ur WhatsApp ain’t Down.”
Chemical Brother @arumndochukwu:
“Slept by 9PM Woke up by 6AM Meet WhatsApp working. Oh Lord you’re so good to me.”
Bokang Maragelo @NerdstaM:
“WhatsApp was down last night MTN suffered a data downtime this morning Microsoft launched a laptop The end is near.”
Jon&Tonic @juanjuego:
“We live in a world where temporary lack of access to Whatsapp makes the news. Permenant lack of access to clean water doesn’t #whatsappdown.”
Moeti Tsiki @moflavadj:
“2 million tweets about @WhatsApp being down…it must be the next best thing after water and electricity.”
FAVOUR ONYEOZIRI @Rouvafe:
“When everyone keeps saying WhatsApp was down last night, but you slept by 11pm & woke by 6 this morning to find 7 messages on your WhatsApp.”
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