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by jnsaff2 4021 days ago
Slashdot effect or more recently HN Effect.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slashdot_effect
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codecondo 4021 days ago
Interesting, I thought OP actually meant actual DDoS. This just seems like a problem of server configuration, lack of resources. Not accidental DDoS.
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breakingcups 4021 days ago
It's a denial of service (DoS) caused by multiple clients from different origins (D), is it not? No one means to disrupt the service by visiting it but the combined weight of all clients still leads to just that.
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