If you are seeing a 504 Gateway Timeout on Janitor AI right now, it almost certainly means their servers are overloaded or down, not that your internet is broken.
This error happens when the main website cannot get a response from the AI database fast enough because too many people are using it at once.
Here is what you can do to fix it or get around it:
How to Fix 504 Gateway Timeout
1. The “Wait and Refresh” (Most Likely Fix)
Do not spam refresh. If you hit refresh 20 times in a row, it actually makes the server traffic worse and might get you temporarily rate-limited.
Wait 2–5 minutes, then try refreshing once.
Check Status: Before you panic, check the Janitor AI Status Page or their Discord announcements channel. If it says “Under Maintenance” or “High Load,” you just have to wait.
2. Clear Your Cache (If it persists for >15 mins)
Sometimes your browser “saves” the error page and keeps showing it to you even after the site is fixed.
Mobile: Go to Settings > Safari/Chrome > Clear History and Website Data.
PC: Press Ctrl + F5 (hard refresh) while on the site.
Also Read : R6 Failed to Synchronize Data for Cross Platform
3. Disable VPNs or Proxies
Janitor AI’s security (Cloudflare) sometimes blocks VPNs during high traffic, causing the connection to “time out” (Error 504).
Turn off your VPN or switch to a different server location and try again.
4. Try “Incognito Mode”
Open the site in an Incognito/Private window.
If it works there, the issue is one of your browser extensions (like an ad blocker or translator) interfering with the site script.
Summary:
If everyone else on Discord or Reddit is complaining about it right now, you cannot fix it. It is a server outage. You just have to grab a snack and wait for the developers to reboot the system.
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