⚠️ GitHub Experiencing Issues: Real-Time Status Update

Last Updated: March 24, 2026 at 1:30 PM PDT

GitHub is currently experiencing issues. This page will be updated as the situation develops.

⚠️ What's Happening

GitHub began experiencing service degradation at approximately 1:30 PM PDT.

Current Status: Minor Service Outage

Users are reporting:

• Intermittent connectivity issues
• Elevated error rates
• Slower than normal response times

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Our monitoring system checks GitHub's API endpoints every 60 seconds and provides:

• Real-time uptime status
• Response time metrics
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Official Status Page: Check GitHub's official status page for updates from their team.

⏱️ Timeline

• 1:30 PM PDT - GitHub began experiencing degraded performance
• 1:30 PM PDT - Monitoring ongoing, awaiting official update

This timeline will be updated as new information becomes available.

🔧 Workarounds

While GitHub works to resolve this issue:

1. Retry with exponential backoff - Don't hammer the API, wait 5-10 seconds between retries
2. Check your error handling - Make sure your app gracefully handles API failures
3. Monitor official channels - Watch for updates on status timing
4. Use cached data - Serve stale data temporarily if possible

🕐 When Will GitHub Be Fixed?

GitHub has not provided an ETA for resolution yet. Based on historical data:

• Minor outages typically resolve within 30-60 minutes
• Major outages can take 2-4 hours or longer depending on the root cause

We'll update this page as soon as GitHub provides more information.

🔗 Related Services to Monitor

If you depend on GitHub, you might also want to monitor:

• GitLab Status
• Bitbucket Status

📈 GitHub Reliability History

Check GitHub's uptime history to see:

• Average uptime percentage
• Recent outage patterns
• Response time trends
• Compare reliability vs similar services

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