The servers of popular battle royaleFortnitewent down unexpectedly in the early hours of March 29, and players all over the world were caught by surprise.
As of writing, the servers have been out for over three hours, and the problem has been officially acknowledged. We don’t have an exact time when the servers are going to be back online, since this isn’t routine maintenance. But we have precedents based on previous instances when maintenance was extended beyond the expected period.
Why did the Fortnite servers go down on March 29?
The exact reason the servers are not working as intended remains unknown, as Epic hasn’t made it public. The only official message we have for now is that they are not working as intended, and it has affected global matchmaking.
The last update came about an hour ago as of writing, as Epic said that they are continuing to work on the problem. The OCE Div Cup final, as a result of the server outage, will be postponed to a later date (the exact date is yet to be announced).
Matchmaking Offline Update: we’re still working to bring matchmaking back online for all players affected.We’re postponing the OCE Div Cup Final and will announce a reschedule for this at a later date.pic.twitter.com/zdeNlKX0ir
There was an incident earlierthis year in February, when the server maintenance got extended. Back then, it took a few extra hours for the servers to be back. This time around, we have no clear idea, but I would predict a timeline between3am PDT/6am EDTto begin with.
Given the extent of the problem, I won’t be surprised if it takes Epic around 12 hours to fix it and ensure that the servers are working as intended. The servers approximately went down at8:30pm PDT/11:30pm EDT, as players started to pop up on social media and inquire what’s wrong. Sadly, the wait continues as Epic keeps working on the servers. Once we have a confirmed timeline, it will be updated in this guide.
