Thousands of people around the world have had trouble accessing Google Drive and Google Docs for the past few hours.
The word processing application fails to load properly and several users have claimed to have received error messages stating that the system has detected “unusual traffic”, according to the Independent website .
Some internet users have also reported problems with Google Search and Gmail. The Down Detector site, which monitors problems and downtime of several applications in real time, has received tens of thousands of reports for the past few hours, mainly in the United States and southeastern Canada.
The official Google site also reports problems with Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides.
The number of reports fell rapidly from 1:30 p.m., suggesting a return to normal shortly. At 1:46 pm, the Google site (New window) mentioned that “the problem with Google Drive should be resolved. “