On Wednesday, LinkedIn experienced a global outage, disrupting access to its platform worldwide, just a day after Meta’s network faced technical difficulties. The outage affected both the LinkedIn app and website, rendering job listings, resumes, and influencer content inaccessible. Reports of problems began surfacing on DownDetector around 3:45PM ET, prompting LinkedIn to acknowledge the issue with a status message at 4:04PM ET.
LinkedIn’s status page confirmed the outage, informing users that “Some members may be experiencing issues on LinkedIn,” and assured them that the team was actively working on resolving the problem. Updates were provided periodically, with the most recent message indicating that the issue had been resolved and normal service had resumed by 5:05PM ET. The platform apologized for any inconvenience caused and thanked users for their patience during the outage.
There is no indication that the disruption experienced by LinkedIn was linked to Meta’s technical issues the previous day or any other widespread internet outages. NetBlocks, an internet connectivity tracker, confirmed that the outage affected multiple countries, suggesting a widespread impact of the technical difficulties faced by LinkedIn. The incident underscores the vulnerability of online platforms and the reliance of users on digital services for professional networking and job searches.
