losclouds research
Availability archive · 2 min read · 498 words
On May 16, 2026, we saw a significant number of incidents affecting cloud service availability, particularly impacting providers like GCash, Gumroad, and Codecrafters. The day was marked by extended outages and degraded performance across multiple platforms, resulting in low uptime for some services. Overall, it was a challenging day for users relying on these providers, with the most severe outages occurring in Codecrafters and ongoing issues with M-Pesa.
Major Incidents
GCash Outage
- Incident Type: Outage
- Start Time: May 16, 2026
- Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes
- Details: Early on May 16, GCash experienced a complete outage, significantly affecting users attempting to access services. The incident was resolved with updates provided throughout, but the interruption led to a recorded uptime of only 94.84% for the 24-hour window.
Gumroad Incidents
Gumroad faced multiple performance issues throughout the day:
- First Incident: Degraded performance detected, lasting 20 minutes before resolution.
- Second Incident: Followed by a complete outage for 35 minutes, undermining user experience significantly.
- Third Incident: Another 20-minute degraded performance was detected, compounding the service interruptions.
- Fourth Incident: Another 20 minutes of degraded performance caused users additional frustrations.
The cumulative impact on users was significant, as evidenced by their reduced uptime of 84.54% within the 24-hour monitoring period.
Codecrafters Outages
- Outage 1: This outage began early on May 16, lasting an extended 7 hours 5 minutes and resulted in severe accessibility issues for users.
- Outage 2: Additionally, Codecrafters experienced another outage for 50 minutes later in the day.
The cumulative effect of these outages was detrimental, with an average uptime of only 66.33% reported for the day.
Other Notable Incidents
- Archive of Our Own: Experienced a 20-minute outage.
- Minds: Faced a 21-minute period of degraded performance.
- The Verge: Suffered a brief outage lasting 20 minutes.
- Mojeek: Continued to grapple with a significant outage lasting over 37 hours, illustrating ongoing issues for users, accompanied by two community reports.
By the Numbers
| Provider | Uptime (%) | Avg Response Time (ms) | Incident Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| M-Pesa | 0.00 | 0 | 1 (Active) |
| Mojeek | 19.59 | 8068 | 2 |
| Codecrafters | 66.33 | 3398 | 2 |
| Overstock Australia | 84.54 | 2387 | 0 |
| GCash | 94.84 | 334 | 1 |
| Gumroad | 84.54 | 2387 | 4 |
| Minds | 93.07 | 2620 | 1 |
Looking Ahead
As we monitor the situation moving into May 17, the ongoing outage with M-Pesa remains a significant concern, coupled with the sustained performance issues at Mojeek. Providers such as Codecrafters and GCash will need to address the impact of recent incidents to regain user trust. Continued vigilance is essential as we observe their restoration efforts and any other emerging incidents that may arise. The pattern observed today reminds us of the unpredictability of service reliability in the cloud providers’ landscape.