THE SERVICE IS UNAVAILABLE

Hello everyone,

We apologize for the inconvenience this matter may have caused you.

As of yesterday we received an update that the recent server outage has been resolved. It appears that this is another temporary error that needs further investigation.

As our initial troubleshooting, we'd like you to check the status of the service at https://status.live.com. Please make sure you sign in on the website to check the status of your server.

We also recommend you to follow the steps on the discussion thread mentioned below that carries additional troubleshooting steps to help you get access to your account.

I cannot sign into my account. What can I do to solve this issue?

You can also refer to this sticky thread for updates: Latency issues and receiving error messages in Outlook.com "Sorry, there seems to be a problem with Hotmail right now", "dub002.mail.live.com is down" or “The Service is Unavailable”

If you're still unable to access your account, we would like to know your affected email account and approximate start time of the incident.

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Thank you.

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to Microsoft community answers forum. I understand that you’re receiving an error message when accessing your account and I'm glad to assist you on your query. If you've received error "Sorry, there seems to be a problem with Outlook right now","dub002.mail.live.com is down" or**“The Service is Unavailable" -**this issue should be fixed by now. Your server cluster has previously undergone on maintenance and we apologize for the lengthy interruption in the service.

To know about this issue, please refer to this **sticky post**.

If the issue still persists, kindly check the status of your server by referring to this **link**. Click on the service that you are having problems with.

You can also refer to this **helpful thread** for more troubleshooting steps.

If you're getting the same error message, please don't hesitate to create a new thread in Outlook.com\Hotmail forum. We will be glad to assist your concern.

Please note that I've locked this thread.

Thank you,

Ryniel