And if you tried accessing your favourite app on a desktop, you would've only met with Instagram's '5xx Server Error' message.

INSTAGRAM down: Social media users question what the 5XX Server Error means.

Social media companies Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp have reportedly crashed with users reporting issues across the platforms.

And trying to access the site online showed a ‘5xx server error’. Users were furious about the bug, with many taking to Twitter to see if they could find out what was happening.

Downdetector.com meanwhile has registered over 125,000 reports of Instagram down, with other popular Facebook-owned services such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger also experiencing service ...