Website showing "Site Cannot Be Reached"

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The browser cannot find the server or the connection was refused.

Symptoms
  • "ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED"
  • Blank screen
  • Timeout
Possible Causes
  • Server offline
  • DNS error
  • Local network block

Step-by-Step Fix

1

Check Other Sites

Ensure your internet is working by visiting Google or YouTube.

2

Restart Router

Clears local DNS and connection issues.

3

Flush DNS

Open CMD and type "ipconfig /flushdns".

When to See a Technician

If the site is "Refusing Connection", the server is online but its web service (Apache/Nginx) has crashed.

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