如果您正在阅读本文，则表明您最近遇到了一条错误消息，上面写着 – 504 Gateway Timeout Error。此错误主要发生在服务器在加载网页时没有得到另一台服务器的及时响应时。大多数情况下，此错误属于网站本身，您无法修复它。尽管如此，这里有一些快速技巧，您可以尝试修复此错误。那么，让我们开始吧。
什么是 504 网关超时错误
与“ 404 Page Not Found Error ”(“404 Page Not Found Error“)之类的 4xx 错误代码类似，504 Gateway Timeout Error也是HTTP 状态代码(HTTP status code)。这是一个服务器端错误，表明问题是由服务器引起的。这种情况很常见，几乎每个用户在尝试加载页面时都会遇到它。
有时，您可能会在不同数量的 Web 浏览器上看到不同形式的 504网关超时错误。(Gateway Timeout Error)但是，它们都具有相同的含义。以下是您可能遇到的 504网关超时错误(Gateway Timeout Error)的一些替代名称。它们如下：
- 网关超时 (504)
- 504网关超时
- 504 错误
- 网关超时错误
- HTTP 错误 504 - 网关超时
- HTTP 504
如何修复 504网关超时错误(Gateway Timeout Error)
如前所述，此错误是服务器端错误，它表明问题仅与服务器端有关，与客户端无关。由于问题不属于客户端，因此作为最终用户，您无法从您这边解决问题。
因此，您无能为力来解决这个问题。但是，本指南包含一些您可以尝试的快速操作。因此，请尝试以下建议来解决相关问题：
- 一分钟后刷新页面
- 重新启动所有网络设备
- 禁用代理设置
- 更改您的 DNS 服务器
- 联系网站
- 联系您的互联网服务提供商(Internet Service Provider)
- 过一段时间再试。
让我们详细看看它们：
1]刷新页面
504 Gateway Timeout Error有时可能是暂时的问题。当大量请求同时发生，服务器变得无法管理更多时，就会出现这种情况。在这种情况下，重新加载页面总是值得一试。
为此，您可以按Ctrl+F5（或 F5）键盘快捷键，也可以使用地址栏旁边的刷新按钮。它并不总是能解决问题，但它只需要一秒钟，所以试一试。
2]重新启动(Restart)所有网络设备
如果您遇到此错误，您需要检查您是唯一面临此错误的人，还是其他人也有同样的问题。为此，您可以使用其他计算机和手机等不同设备对其进行测试。
这样您就可以确定这是常见问题还是服务器端错误。如果您发现它是一个本地问题，那么简单地重新启动您的系统和网络设备可能会帮助您摆脱这种混乱。
3]禁用代理设置
如果您使用代理服务，有时您可能会收到此错误。它偶尔会发生，尤其是在客户端。因此，您只需要禁用代理设置并检查它是否适合您。
4]更改您的DNS服务器
不幸的是，如果您网络上的所有设备都收到相同的错误，那么问题可能与您使用的DNS服务器有关。(DNS)在这种情况下，您可能需要更改 DNS 服务器(change your DNS servers)，然后再次尝试访问该网站。
有时，此错误也可能是DNS缓存不正确或过时的结果。在这种情况下，您可以尝试刷新 DNS 缓存(Flush the DNS Cache)。
5]联系网站
作为修复此错误的下一个解决方案，如果可以，您可以尝试直接联系网站所有者。这个问题可能只是一个小错误。因此，当您与他们联系时，请说明您为解决问题所采取的步骤。
代表可以很好地向您解释发生此错误的正确原因。这样，您可能会摆脱 504 Gateway Timeout Error。
6]联系(Contact)您的互联网服务提供商(Internet Service Provider)
另一种选择是联系您的互联网服务提供商。实际上，在遵循了几乎所有可能的方法之后，这似乎是您的ISP将负责的与网络相关的问题。因此(Therefore)，请联系您的Internet 服务提供商(Internet Service Provider)，让他们了解相关问题。
7]一段时间后再试
由于您已经尝试了所有可能的解决方案，但错误代码仍然存在，因此作为最后的手段，您需要等待稍后再试。因此，请定期检查该网站，它将尽快开始工作。
我希望本指南能帮助您解决此错误。如果您有任何与此错误代码相关的进一步解决方案，请在下面的评论中告诉我们。
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What is a 504 Gateway Timeout Error and How to Fix it
If you аre readіng this, it indicates you recently came across аn error message that says – 504 Gateway Timeout Error. This error mainly occurs when a server doesn’t get a timely response from another server while loading a web page. Most of the time, this error belongs to the website itself and there is not much that you can do to fix it. Nonetheless, here are some quick tricks that you may try to fix this error. So, let’s get started.
What is a 504 Gateway Timeout Error
Similar to the 4xx error codes like “404 Page Not Found Error“, 504 Gateway Timeout Error is also an HTTP status code. This is a server-side error that indicates the problem is caused by the server. It is quite common to occur and almost every user would have encountered it while trying to load a page.
Sometimes it happens that you may see different forms of 504 Gateway Timeout Error on a different number of web browsers. However, they all have the same meaning. Here are some alternative names of 504 Gateway Timeout Error that you may experience. They are as follows:
- Gateway Timeout (504)
- 504 Gateway Timeout
- 504 ERROR
- Gateway Timeout Error
- HTTP Error 504 – Gateway Timeout
- HTTP 504
How to fix 504 Gateway Timeout Error
As it is said earlier that this error is a server-side error, it suggests that the problem only relates to the server-side, not from the client-side. Since the problem doesn’t belong to the client-side, you, as an end-user, can’t do anything to fix the issue from your side.
And as a result, there’s not much you can do to sort out this issue. However, this guide includes a few quick things that you may try on your end. So, try out the below suggestions to fix the related issue:
- Refresh the Page after a minute maybe
- Restart all of your network devices
- Disable Proxy Settings
- Change your DNS servers
- Contact the website
- Contact your Internet Service Provider
- Try again after some time.
Let us see them in detail:
1] Refresh the Page
504 Gateway Timeout Error sometimes might be a temporary problem. This situation occurs when a large number of request occurs simultaneously and the server becomes unable to manage more. In this case, the reloading page always worth a shot.
To do this, you can press Ctrl+F5 (or F5) keyboard shortcut and can also use the refresh button that is available next to the address bar. It doesn’t always resolve the issue, but it takes just a second so give it a try once.
2] Restart all of your network devices
If you confront this error, you need to check whether you’re the only person who is facing it or other people having the same problem as well. To do this, you can test it with different devices like other computers and mobile phones.
That way you can find whether this is a common issue or a server-side error. If you find it as a local issue then a simple restart of your system and the networking device may help you to get out of this mess.
3] Disable Proxy Settings
Sometimes you may receive this error if you are using a proxy service. It happens occasionally, particularly on the client-side. So, all you need to disable the Proxy Settings and check if that works for you.
4] Change your DNS servers
Unfortunately, if all the devices on your network are receiving the same error then the problem might be related to the DNS servers you are using. In this case, you may need to change your DNS servers and then try to access the website again.
Sometimes this error can also be the result of having incorrect or outdated DNS cache. In this situation, you may try to Flush the DNS Cache.
5] Contact the website
As the next solution to fix this error, you may try to contact the site owner directly if you can. It might be possible that this problem is nothing but a small mistake. So, when you would contact them, explain what steps you took to fix the issue.
The representative person can explain to you well the proper reasons to occur this error. That way, you may possibly get rid of the 504 Gateway Timeout Error.
6] Contact your Internet Service Provider
Another option is to contact your internet service provider. Actually, after following nearly all the possible methods, it seems that it is a network-related issue that your ISP would responsible for. Therefore, contact your Internet Service Provider and let them know about the concerning issue.
7] Try again after some time
As you have tried all the possible solutions and still the error code is persisting then as a last resort, you need to wait and try it later. So, check out the site on a regular basis and it will start working as soon as possible.
I hope this guide would help you to fix this error. If you have any further solutions related to this error code, let us know in the comments below.
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