WhatsApp, the instant communication app is repotedly down for some users. The instant messaging website is showing connection error.
Users are not able to make calls or send messages on the Facebook-owned messaging platform.
Downdetector, the website that tracks internet outages, too is showing problems with the messaging platform.
The extent of the outage is not known so far. It was noted few minutes past 8:00 Tuesday morning (WAT).
WhatsApp has acknowledged the issue. “We’re aware that some people are currently having trouble sending messages and we’re working to restore WhatsApp for everyone as quickly as possible,” a Meta spokesperson said.
It is not clear what has caused the disruption. There is no statement on WhatsApp or parent company, Meta.
The outage has prevented sending messages to groups, while personal messages display only one tick, an indication that they are sent but not delivered.
