server overload
Too many requests
Server overload is when a computer server receives more requests than it can handle, causing slowdowns, errors, or crashes.
The term applies to web servers buckling under traffic spikes, game servers struggling during launch day, or any networked system pushed beyond capacity: The site went down due to server overload after the announcement went viral.
- crashSudden violent impact
- crash and burnFail completely and visibly
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- trafficMovement along routes
- timeoutBrief suspension of play
bottleneck · lag · spinning wheel · slowdown · capacity · strain · breaking point · meltdown · queue · throttle · spike · hug of death · demand · congestion · downtime · latency · error message · buffer
- network congestionbottleneck, packet loss, latency, buffering, bandwidth limit
- system failuressystem crash, outage, fatal error, blue screen, kernel panic
- Online Activismhashtag activism, online petitions, social media activism, clicktivism, slacktivism
- DDoSDDoS, botnet
- system errorsconnection error, fatal error, timeout error, system crash, memory error
server overloadunderutilization
Insufficient use of resources
low traffic · spare capacity · excess capacity · underloaded · headroom
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