One of the most popular free voice call and chat service Discord went down on Monday due to widespread server outages. After the outbreak, Discord said:

We are investigating an issue where a number of Discord servers are completely unavailable. Advertisement Discord

Many users around the world, reported failure during app loading. This was due to server outages and various API errors. However, Discord’s status page now shows that all the systems are working perfectly fine.

The service went down right after it announced that they have increased the capacity worldwide by more than 20 percent to ensure services run smoothly.

This was the second major chat app that went down after Microsoft Teams experienced a severe outage throughout Europe on the same day. Many companies including Microsoft and Discord are experiencing outages due to an increase in usage and demand due to coronavirus (COVID-19), as people have started working online and using chat apps as their primary source of communication to be in touch with family and friends.