Anybody else notice this error when accessing nairaland? Its happened to me twice today: a blank error screen with 504 Gateway Time-out in bold letters. I wonder why this is happening? Is nairaland resource usage getting too heavy for Seun's servers? This forum is really growing sha and thats a very good good thing for the world

you need to get used to it

it happens often

Thanks for the heads up man, I'm kinda new around these parts

Error Message

The "504 Gateway Timeout" error message can be customized by each website. While this isn't very common, keep in mind that this error may present itself in more ways than the common ones listed below:
"504: Gateway Timeout"
"HTTP Error 504 - Gateway Timeout"
The 504 Gateway Timeout error displays inside the Internet browser window, just as web pages do.

The 504 Gateway Timeout error is an HTTP status code that means that one server did not receive a timely response from another server that it was accessing while attempting to load the web page or fill another request by the browser. This usually means that the other server is down or not working properly.
Resolution

The 504 Gateway Timeout error is usually a network error between servers on the Internet or an issue with an actual server, meaning the problem is not with your PC or Internet connection. Even though the issue is not yours to troubleshoot or resolve, there are a few things you can do:
Retry the web page by clicking the refresh/reload button or trying the URL from the address bar again. Even though the 504 Gateway Timeout error is reporting an error outside of your control, the error may only be temporary. Trying the page again will often be successful.



Come back later. Since the 504 Gateway Timeout error message is an issue with the web site's network or a server that it communicates with, everyone visiting this site is probably experiencing the same problem as you. Chances are an issue like that has already been brought to the attention of an administrator at the web site and someone is working to resolve it.

If you can't wait any longer for the problem to be resolved or if you'd like to help out, you may want to attempt to contact the webmaster or another website contact yourself and advise them of the 504 Gateway Timeout error you are receiving. The webmaster of most Internet sites can be reached via email at webmaster@website.com, replacing website.com with the actual website name.
Applies To

This issue applies to any Internet browser in any operating system.

@poster
You're truly looking for job, I pray you find one or better still talk to Seun to help him manage the server.

Cut and paste is all he did.

@poster it does happen at times

It does happen to ANY SITES not only NAIRALAND frequently.

Actually, it happens a lot. That's because I use a reverse proxy, otherwise it would just time out.