Downtime of a Blockchain Network

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Hello Steemians! Well come to my post. How are you all? I hope that you will be doing well by the grace of Almighty Allah. I'm also fine and enjoying my day. Today I'm here to share my knowledge about "Downtime of a Blockchain network" in this Steem Alliance community. So let's start the task without any more delay of time.

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Downtime of a Blockchain network

Friends as we all know that the Blockchain network is system which is based on decentralized technology which means that it is not controlled by a single authority but sometimes the Blockchain networks start experiencing some glitches in them. Usually the time when a Blockchain network is not available temporary and not functioning properly then that time is considered as the downtime of a Blockchain network. During that period of time the users face difficulties in making transactions and in performing other activities on the network.

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The condition of downtime may be different like sometimes the whole system goes down and in some cases sone of functions of Blockchain may disappear for sometime. The downtime of a Blockchain network can also affect the security of network as through that period some third parties may disturb the functioning of network and cause damage to it and the data present inside the network. So always stay connected and UpTo dated when any of your network is facing such conditions.

Reasons behind the downtime of a Blockchain network

Friends there are many factors which can affect the proper functioning of a Blockchain network due to which it can experience downtime and in results cause problems for the users. So let's discuss about some Factors about the downtime of a Blockchain network.

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1. Technical Issues:

• Sometimes the technical Issues occurs in the infrastructure of a Blockchain network due to which the proper functioning of network got disturbed and it can lead a network towards downtime.

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2. Network Upgrades & Improvements

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• With the passage of time the Blockchain networks require some updates and improvements to meet the expectations of users and to improve its scalability so during these events the Blockchain networks got down temporary.

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3. Cyber Attacks:

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• The cyber Attacks is one of the major cause behind the downtime of a Blockchain network. This because some hackers try to hack the network in order to steal important information and data so when they attack the network get down.

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4. Network Congestion:

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• Sometimes the traffic of transactions on the network increases suddenly and then it becomes difficult for the network to deal with a large number of transactions at the same time so during these conditions the network may get down.

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5. Power outage:

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• Yes the power outage and the loss of internet connection can also disrupt the proper functioning of network and in results it gets down and becomes unavailable for it's users.

Conclusion

Friends the Steemit platform has also experienced downtime in so many times. A few months ago the Steemit platform has experienced downtime due to which the Steemians were very much worried due to unavailability of Steemit but after some days all the issues were fixed and restored. So in this post we have learned about the downtime of a Blockchain network and some reasons behind it. I hope that you will like my post. Good luck to all of you guys till the next time.

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Written by @abdullahw2

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