Note: This is a simulated gaming website and does not involve real money.
Issue Summary
I was conducting a stress test on my website from a Linux machine to evaluate how much traffic it could handle. During this test, the site received approximately 50,000 hits. Unaware of the hit rate limitations at the time, my IP was subsequently blocked by the system.
Upon checking the IP Block section in the control panel, it showed that all IPs were blocked. I attempted to remove the block, and while the system displayed a success message (“The IP block for all has been removed!”), the block still appears to be in place.
As a result, I am unable to access the site from my home Wi-Fi, but it works perfectly when using a VPN or mobile data. It seems the block is still affecting local network access despite removal attempts.
Request
I kindly request assistance in fully removing the IP block and restoring access to the site from my home network. Your support in resolving this issue would be greatly appreciated.
You shouldn’t have performed any kind of stress test on your website, it violates the terms of service. Launching an attack on your own website can also slow down other sites since it’s hosted on a shared server. I heard that iFastNet (The provider of InfinityFree), temporarily blocks access from suspicious IP addresses:
I’m not sure for how long, but you can’t unblock it manually.
A “stress test” is practically identical to a denial-of-service attack. DoS attacks are bad because they can generate high server load which is bad for the performance and stability of all websites on the affected server.
We have systems in place to detect and block cyberattacks launched at our infrastructure and the websites hosted on them. After all, everyone wants a fast, stable and secure website, so we take measures to ensure that.
If you do ever think about testing the security of your website, always make sure you have explicit permission from your hosting provider to do so. Because unless you have your own server, you’re not just testing your own website.
That said, the IP addresses have been removed from the blocklist, so you should now be able to access your website again.