Heavy server load at Bluehost
Bad news Bluehost, bad news. Recently I’m seeing server usage getting heavier and heavier with Bluehost. It’s pushing the limit and the server load is closing to its max for my hosting server at Bluehost.
An overview on Bluehost server status shows that the server CPU and hard disk usage are abnormally heavy.
Look closer, the hard disk usage is at a worrying level and what’s worse is the CPU load had exceeded it’s comfort zone.
At this time of writing, red light is shown for the server loads where the numbers are 18.12 (8cpus). This means there are 18.12 processes in queue – which is over 2 times of CPU capacity. I’m sure such high server loads will cause website delay from time to time and it’s really a bad sign for a good host like Bluehost.
I’ll be monitoring the situation more closely for the next few days and hopefully the problem is just short term. I’ll definitely contact Bluehost support in case of necessary and keep you updated on the latest status.
Chris said,
Wrote on January 19, 2009 @ 7:10 pm
Gettin’ the same thing…
Though only for one directory…definitely worrisome…
Russ said,
Wrote on February 17, 2009 @ 5:39 pm
Have to pay attention to the loads on the server. Very important indeed.
Kristo said,
Wrote on August 19, 2009 @ 11:25 am
No bad a’t all.. If you see godaddy.com hosting load: http://www.kivisaar.com/load/chart.php .Peaks are more than 120 and only 4 CPU
Shawn said,
Wrote on September 30, 2009 @ 11:48 pm
I’m getting this with the server load as well. 15.98 (8 cpus). My site is hardly what I would consider “up” I have done any SEQ or in any way attempted to draw people to the site as is is far from ready.
If my sire is putting too much strain on the server now, what’s going to happen when I promote the site?
Shawn