Facebook and Instagram, both owned by Meta, experienced a widespread glitch that left numerous users unable to access their accounts.

At this time, it is unclear whether the issue is specific to Nigerian users or if it affected users globally.

Meta, formerly known as Facebook, has not provided any explanation or official statement regarding the cause of the outage as of the time of reporting.

Concerned users initially feared that their accounts had been hacked, leading to unsuccessful attempts to reset their passwords.

It’s worth noting that this is not the first time a platform owned by Meta has encountered technical difficulties. In 2022, Facebook experienced a global outage that prevented users from watching videos or sending messages.