For Facebook, 2019 seemingly cannot come fast enough.

Just over a week since a "routine test" took the social networking giant offline for many, Facebook and Instagram both went offline for many users early Tuesday.

A Facebook developer page seemed to confirm that the company was aware of the issue, with Facebook developer Marissa Hoek posting that the company was "currently experiencing issues that may cause some API requests to take longer or fail unexpectedly. We are investigating the issue and working on a resolution."

In a statement provided to USA TODAY, the company confirmed the issues were affecting several of its products. "We’re aware that some people are currently having trouble accessing the Facebook family of apps," a Facebook spokesperson said. "We’re working to resolve the issue as soon as possible.”

As is often the case, the hashtags #FacebookDown and #InstagramDown quickly became trending topics on Twitter in the U.S., with #FacebookDown rising to the top of the international trending topics page as frustrated users went online to share their feelings and experiences.

Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2018/11/20/facebook-instagram-go-down-again-its-2018-cant-end-fast-enough/2064823002/