Google Search Is Very Broken Now: Outages, Indexing, Pages Missing Issues

 Google experienced a significant disruption with Google Search last night, which is still ongoing this morning. There are numerous reports about indexing problems, pages going out of the index, and really subpar and out-of-date search results being displayed in Google this morning, so it seems to be more extensive than just an outage.

 Barry Schwartz: Earlier yesterday night, around 9:30 p.m. ET, 9to5Google published the first news I noticed of the outage.

These problems appeared to be brought on by a fire that occurred in a Google data center. a Google representative stated "We are aware of an electrical incident that occurred today at Google's Council Bluffs, Iowa, data center, hurting three people who are currently receiving medical attention. We are actively collaborating with partners and local authorities to completely evaluate the situation and provide help as necessary. The health and safety of all workers is our utmost priority."

We should all remember the injured and wish for their quick recovery.

WebmasterWorld and Black Hat World forum discussions.

At 9:20 ET today, there have been some reports that some of the problems have been resolved. Remember that this could take a while, and even if you notice that things are back to normal, the next individual might still experience some very negative effects. But things will work itself out, and I sincerely hope those hurt heal quickly.

At 2 p.m. ET, there are reports that things are largely returning to normal.

The following day's update: It appears that life has returned to normal for most of us.

According to Cnet, the fire was also probably unrelated to the outage.

Google Page Experience Update For Desktop Rolling Out

 The desktop version of Google's Page Experience upgrade is now available. This rollout began on February 22, 2022, and will continue through the end of March 2022. Although you are unlikely to see any significant changes in your rating as a result of it, we feel obligated to report on it.

Outside of mobile friendliness, the same parameters are employed for the desktop version of this page experience upgrade, as we previously mentioned. The Google page experience update was first mentioned in May 2020, and the mobile version launched between June and May 2021.

It did not have a substantial influence on overall ranks in mobile search results, and we do not expect this rollout to have a large impact on desktop search results.

This contains the following for the desktop page experience update:

Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) 

Large Contentful Paint (LCP) 

HTTPS is a secure protocol.

Interstitials are not present.

First Input Delay (FID)

Google published the desktop page experience report in Search Console in January 2022, allowing you to assess how well your desktop sites are performing in terms of page experience signals.

As a reminder, don't be concerned - this upgrade will have little impact on your rankings. Google previously stated "While this upgrade is intended to emphasise pages that provide excellent user experiences, page experience is only one of many variables considered by our systems. As a result, sites should not expect significant changes. Furthermore, because we're doing this in stages, we'll be able to keep an eye on any unforeseen or unintended consequences."