Minecraft players are being greeted with an unusual message stating that authentication servers are down today.

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Minecraft players are unable to access the game from around 7:30 pm ET on May 19th, 2022. While trying to play the game, they are getting an error that prevents them from logging in. This error states the following.

Failed to connect to the server.

Failed to log in: The authentication servers are currently not reachable. Please try again.

Now, this is quite a bothersome issue if you are trying to get into any server, as it prevents you from logging in. If you are playing Minecraft offline, you will not be facing this issue and will be able to play without any issues. So how do you fix this error?

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Well, the error is actually on Minecraft's server end, so there is nothing you can do to fix it. There must be some error from the server-end which is causing the outage and preventing players from login. Be assured, your internet is running fine as you are not the only one who is facing this issue today.

The good news is that the issue has been acknowledged by Mojang, and they have assured fans that they are working on a fix. In a tweet on their Status account, which provides updates related to the game's status, it mentions that some Minecraft services are unavailable at the moment. An exact time frame for update resolution hasn't been mentioned either, so we don't really know when we will be able to get back into the game. However, given the fact that Mojang has managed to resolve issues pretty effectively in the past, it shouldn't be surprising to see the servers back up in no time.