Failed snipes between 2.00-2.40 PM PST

[mario]

There is an issue that looks like a DOS attack on the main server in the last 40 minutes. I temporary disabled logins until I see what is going on.

If you see an "AUCTION ENDED EARLY", "EBAY ERROR: BID FLOW RESET" or "UNKNOWN ERROR", this is what caused it.

Snipes for auctions ending after 2.40 are executing fine again.

Mirror server was not affected by the issue.

I am investigating what caused this, and will post updates in the same thread. Please do not create another forum thread for the same issue.

[mario]

I regret to say that it seems that this was a capacity issue, hence an oversight on my side. I was unable to find any evidence that this was indeed an attack of any kind.

I am working on preventing this from happening again.

Many apologies to all the affected users.

[Cupid]

Bump.

Sundays, especially related to free listing weekends (that or the week after) are always the most busy times for eBay and hence, I presume for Gixen.
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[mario]

Those free weekends may be what surprised me. Even Sundays are never this busy. Will be increasing capacity significantly in the following week, this shouldn't have happened.

[Gixen]