its because web hosting companies offer tiered services, and often the lower tiers have limited bandwidth. When that limited bandwidth is reached, the web hosting company cuts off access to the site.
Who still uses traditional shared hosting for a tech related project when there are dozens of alternatives with either dedicated or semi-dedicated hardware without the overly intrusive bandwidth caps.
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> its because web hosting companies offer tiered services, and often the lower tiers have limited bandwidth.
Thanks for explaining the obvious. I get the logic behind it. Still, I think bandwidth is cheap nowadays and a website should never have to go offline in case of an unexpected traffic spike. Other hosters reach out to the owner before shutting it down.
