Date and Time: 19th Apr 15:23 GMT to 19th Apr 15:44 GMT
Issue: Our web socket signalling layer experienced high load and subsequent degradation due to client side bug. This caused certain messages to amplify from each participant, resulting in a distributed spike of traffic that degraded our signalling services for a small percentage of our traffic.
Resolution: The network auto-healed itself within 10 minutes.
Impact: Degraded signalling services for a small percentage of traffic. Temporary disruption in communication for affected users.
Next Steps:
Fix the underlying client bug that amplified messages.
Implementing server-side countermeasures for handling unexpected traffic volume to prevent future occurrences.
Continued monitoring and optimization of the signalling layer.