Title: HTTP Response Code 503
Last modified: June 18, 2024

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# HTTP Response Code 503

 *  Resolved [nicolar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nickyr/)
 * (@nickyr)
 * [1 year, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-response-code-503-2/)
 * I am designing a website for a client and received the following Wordfence error
   with a Wordfence badge when I tried to view the finished website on my tablet.
 * _Your access to this site has been limited by the site owner (HTTP response code
   503). If you think you have been blocked in error, contact the owner of this 
   site for assistance. If you are a WordPress user with administrative privileges
   on this site, please enter your email address in the box below and click “Send”.
   You will then receive an email that helps you regain access._
 * _Block Technical Data_
 * _Block Reason: Blocked by login security setting_
 * _Time: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 8:55:49 GMT_
 * I entered my email address with administrator privileges but never received the
   email?

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 *  Plugin Support [wfpeter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfpeter/)
 * (@wfpeter)
 * [1 year, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-response-code-503-2/#post-17833531)
 * Hi [@nickyr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nickyr/), thanks for getting
   in touch.
 * “Blocked by login security setting” is only usually seen as a reason when the
   username being attempted has been added to **Wordfence > All Options > Brute 
   Force Protection > Immediately block the IP of users who try to sign in as these
   usernames**. Do you have anything set there?
 * As for emails, they’re sent out from your site rather than our servers so when
   they’re missing it could be the receiving client filtering spam before they hit
   your inbox, or a problem sending in the first place.
    - The emails (they come from [wordpress@yoursitename.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-response-code-503-2/wordpress@yoursitename.com?output_format=md))
      might be sent to junk mail folders by your email client or provider. Make 
      sure and whitelist or add your website to the list of safe domains so you 
      get emails consistently.
    - This isn’t like regular emails you send and receive, but rather server alert
      messages. Usually, a restart of postfix or sendmail (whichever is installed)
      can fix it. Your hosting provider may need to help with this.
    - If you have a third party plugin for sending emails with another service, 
      like Gmail, it could be stopping these alerts from going out. Reaching out
      to the plugin author for support can help.
 * Once you’re 100% sure they’re not being junked or that postfix/sendmail isn’t
   stuck, I would certainly see if you’re able to send a test email from **Wordfence
   > Tools > Diagnostics > Other Tests > Send a Test Email…**
 * If you can’t, your hosting provider may need to help you troubleshoot the issue.
 * Thanks,
   Peter.

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