A few hours after social media platforms – Facebook and Instagram were shut down across the globe, the service of the platforms has now been restored.

Users of the app had lamented the shutdown of the services on Tuesday.

Earlier check by our correspondent on multiple Instagram and Facebook accounts indicated users of the account could not access their accounts.

While Facebook required existing users to login to their accounts, Instagram account profiles of users and homepage could not be refreshed.

This resulted in users of the social interaction platforms going on X to lament the shutdown of the services.

An X user named Peace Ighodaro (@peace_igho) tweeted, “Who logged us out of Facebook ooo”

A New York-based user, Lidia Curanaj (@LidiaNews), tweeted “Facebook and Instagram down” while a social media influencer in the Philippines, @RealRazziebinx, tweeted, “Is it just me or Facebook logged me out? I guess the world is ending.. see you guys.”

@RaphealMiguel posted a picture of relief with the caption “Me after checking on Twitter that Meta is just down and I’m not hacked since my Instagram isn’t loading and my Facebook got “session logged out”. 😂

@Avviexo posted, “Anyone else’s #Facebook logged out? Can’t log back in, keeps saying session expired or unexpected error?”

Nigeria Sports photojournalist, @PoojaMedia also reacted on the shutdown saying, “Sessions of all Facebook accounts expired & everyone logged out. You have to log in again. Good luck if you still remember your passwords. 😭”

Also, popular X user, @bod_republic, questioned, “Facebook and Instagram down?”

However, the servers of the two social media platforms owned by Mark Zuckerberg have now been restored.

For users to access their accounts, they are to open the app and input their login  passwords.

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