Christmas Day Server Bug Shock: zkSync Network Offline for Five Hours
Summary:
The developers of the zkSync network experienced an unexpected shutdown on December 25, which left the network offline for approximately five hours. The disruption was due to a server bug that activated the network's automated safety systems. The matter was fully resolved and the network is now operational. This incident adds to the list of several service disruptions faced by various blockchain networks throughout 2023.
The zkSync network experienced an unexpected service disruption on December 25. Due to this unforeseen incident, the network was inaccessible, prompting the development team to carry out an immediate investigation into the problem during the holiday period, as detailed in a public announcement the team made on the day of Christmas. After about five hours of troubleshooting, the zkSync team managed to bring the network back online. Around 5:50 UTC, a glitch in the server activated one of the network’s automated safety systems. The developer team had to inspect the error, which has now been completely rectified.
ldb394wl (@zkSyncDevs) reported on Twitter's successor, platform X, at 7:36 am UTC that the network was experiencing technical difficulties. They reassured users that they were actively working to rectify the situation and were determined to restore network services. At 10:52 am UTC, the team posted a follow-up message to inform that the server bug had been resolved. The post stated that a server bug had triggered an automatic safety mechanism in the network but everything was back to normal now. They also highlighted that the glitch had happened at 5:50 UTC, meaning that the network had been inaccessible for around five hours.
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Other blockchain networks too have had their share of outages and technical glitches throughout 2023. A distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack caused the Solana network to be out of service for four hours in January. In March, a glitch created during a hard fork caused Polygon's network to be down for over 11 hours. Additionally, on December 15, a sudden surge in inscription minting led to a downtime of 78 minutes for the layer-2 Ethereum network, Arbitrum.
Published At
12/25/2023 11:30:00 PM
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