Catherine Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Has anyone else noticed this? This year, I can e-file all day long and returns go through. HOWEVER -- between about 6PM and 9PM (Eastern time), I can't connect to the EFC servers _at all_. No submissions, no rejections (can't say I mind _that_ part), no acceptances, -no acks of any kind. Get a red-type "cannot connect to server" error. I could understand doing daily maintenance, or having busy times -- but several hours, _every_ evening??? So, folks, -- do I just have really bad ATX-evening karma? Or is this more widespread? Catherine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsheth82 Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Has anyone else noticed this? This year, I can e-file all day long and returns go through. HOWEVER -- between about 6PM and 9PM (Eastern time), I can't connect to the EFC servers _at all_. No submissions, no rejections (can't say I mind _that_ part), no acceptances, -no acks of any kind. Get a red-type "cannot connect to server" error. I could understand doing daily maintenance, or having busy times -- but several hours, _every_ evening??? So, folks, -- do I just have really bad ATX-evening karma? Or is this more widespread? Catherine Today was my first day for e-filing. I did two returns during the time you mentioned above, and they went through OK. Currently, it has "Validated by EFC" as a status. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack from Ohio Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Has anyone else noticed this? This year, I can e-file all day long and returns go through. HOWEVER -- between about 6PM and 9PM (Eastern time), I can't connect to the EFC servers _at all_. No submissions, no rejections (can't say I mind _that_ part), no acceptances, -no acks of any kind. Get a red-type "cannot connect to server" error. I could understand doing daily maintenance, or having busy times -- but several hours, _every_ evening??? So, folks, -- do I just have really bad ATX-evening karma? Or is this more widespread? Catherine That sounds like an internet provider traffic or bandwith problem. I have e-filed many during the timeframe you mentioned. Never any problems of any pattern. On any given day, at any given time, the internet highway may be having a traffic problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted March 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 That sounds like an internet provider traffic or bandwith problem. I have e-filed many during the timeframe you mentioned. Never any problems of any pattern. On any given day, at any given time, the internet highway may be having a traffic problem. I could tell that it was a server/traffic/bandwidth problem. But if no one else is noticing the issue, then it's probably a local phenomenon. Folks getting home from work and logging in to World of Warcraft.... then I can't reach the ATX servers before the connection times out. But, if others were having trouble too, then it would have pointed to the ATX servers getting overloaded. Thanks. Catherine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd Hudson Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 I could tell that it was a server/traffic/bandwidth problem. But if no one else is noticing the issue, then it's probably a local phenomenon. Folks getting home from work and logging in to World of Warcraft.... then I can't reach the ATX servers before the connection times out. But, if others were having trouble too, then it would have pointed to the ATX servers getting overloaded. Thanks. Catherine this is the first day I have had issues with the same problem. Been behaving like that since about 3pm Eastern time. Just tried again 12PM EST still same issue. rest of the internet stuff is fine. Just Rome GA LOl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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