Resolved after 19 hours, affecting Canvas, on August 31, 2026.
Instructure has implemented a fix for this issue, and we are seeing signs that the system is beginning to respond as expected. ITS will continue to monitor the situation to ensure services remain stable and will provide additional updates as they become available.
Affected components
Update timeline
- investigating Aug 31, 2026, 05:55 PM UTC
Nationally, Canvas has reported errors related to a heavy load on their system and they are investigating the issue. University of Nebraska faculty and students may observe sluggishness or longer wait times to log in to Canvas.
- investigating Aug 31, 2026, 05:56 PM UTC
We are continuing to investigate this issue.
- investigating Aug 31, 2026, 06:36 PM UTC
Nationally, Instructure continues to work to resolve an issue related to heavy load on their systems. University of Nebraska faculty and students may experience sluggishness or longer wait times when logging in to Canvas. Some users may see a message stating, “This website is under heavy load (request timed out).” If you receive this error, please refresh the page and try again. ITS will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as they become available.
- monitoring Aug 31, 2026, 08:31 PM UTC
Instructure has implemented a fix for this issue, and we are seeing signs that the system is beginning to respond as expected. ITS will continue to monitor the situation to ensure services remain stable and will provide additional updates as they become available.
- resolved Sep 01, 2026, 12:56 PM UTC
All systems are operating normally. This issue is resolved.
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