Fixing a 503 Service Unavailable Error
Learn how to fix a 503 Service Unavailable error. This error means the server is running but your website cannot answer at the moment. It is often temporary, for example while a service restarts or an update is being installed.
Steps
- Wait a moment and reload the page. If the error clears by itself, no action is needed
- If you use WordPress, check whether the website is in maintenance mode. See Enabling Maintenance Mode in WordPress with WP Toolkit
- If a WordPress update was interrupted, log in to Plesk, select Files, open httpdocs and remove the file named .maintenance
- If your website is a Node.js app, open Node.js under Dev Tools and click Restart App. See Building and Running a Node.js App in Plesk
- Click Logs under Dev Tools and read the newest lines for the cause. See Viewing Domain Logs in Plesk
- If the error started after you added a plugin or script, switch it off and reload your website
Please note: If the error does not clear, send us the time it started and any error lines from your logs. See Getting Help from Zeniar Support
Your website should now load without a 503 Service Unavailable error.