What do I do if I have a service outage message

Hi, Kirsty! Thank you for reaching out.
I'm AJ, an Independent Advisor for the Xbox Community.
I'm sorry you are experiencing issues with your console.

This may be related to your network, as there are currently no reported outages for the Xbox Network at https://support.xbox.com/xbox-live-status

• Would you mind giving this a try?

- Press and hold your console's power button until it shuts down.
- Unplug the console's power cord for 5 minutes.
- Turn your modem/router off and unplug them for 5 minutes.
- Plug everything back together and check if the issues persist.

• If that doesn't work, I'd appreciate your answering the following questions:

- Is your console connected to the internet via WiFi or Network cable?

- Could you go to Settings > General > Network Settings, and let me know what you see under "Current Network Status"?

- Is this happening with a specific game or feature?

Thank you! I'll be looking forward to your reply.
Best regards.

What game is it for? Did you try uninstalling and reinstalling the game?

you need to post on the support forum for a better response

I have been trying to play a recently downloaded game for the past three hours. I can't get past the "Service outages happen once in a while" message.

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  Service outages happen once in a while. Sit tight! We're aware of the outage, and we're working to restore service.
  
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I do believe a couple of days ago there was a service outage for Social which would hinder invites. Could be related to what you were seeing.