Wordpress 503 errors

[Happy-SEO]

We've launched a new website and i'm see a lot of 503 errors when i run Screaming Frog Seo Spider. Does anyone know how to solve this problem?

wwww.besteluieraanbiedingen.nl

Thanks!

[Bob_van_Biezen]

Hi Happy SEO,

An 503 error is a server error which can indicate a server overload.

It could be possible that you created these errors because you are using screaming frog. This tool makes a lot of requests in a very short period. I would try to run the tool again with speed adjusted to 1 threads with 2 URL/s.

You can find the speed settings under configuration. If this doesn’t resolve the problem feel free to post a response.

PS. When I use the tool I only get a response from the homepage. This does indicate the server is blocking the access.

[Happy-SEO]

i tried but it's only available for licensed users Wait for what webmaster tools gives back i guess?

[Bob_van_Biezen]

It's indeed a paid option. I think it’s the most important that the server is responding correctly at the moment and you find out what caused the errors. If you check any pages with a 503 status manually, do they respond?

A other option is to check the server logs if you can find out anything there or call your hosting provider and ask them why the server is giving 503 errors. If you didn’t cause the problems it’s important to know what did since they may come back and cause your website to stop working correctly again.

Webmaster tools will only give you an overview of what Google finds at the moment they visit your website. So it might not give you the most accurate answer to what caused the problem.