It also caused the websites of several student loan servicing companies to crash.
As of 2 p.m.
ET, thelogin page for Nelnet, the largest servicer of student loans in the US, was down.
“The server is unresponsive.”
We appreciate your patience.
We know you have questions on student loan cancellation," Nelnet tweeted shortly before 2:30 p.m. We appreciate your patience."
That site was also unavailable to some, though.
“A lot of people are interested in our website,” a note on the FSA site read.
“As a result, some pages may take longer to display than usual.
Thank you for your patience.”