Unofficial status updated based on recent service health data
FirstLight Status
Is FirstLight down?
FirstLight is up
Albany, NY-based ISP providing fiber, data center, and cloud services
Not working for you?
StatusGator reports that FirstLight is currently operational. There have been 1 user-submitted report of outages in the past 24 hours.
FirstLight service health
This chart represents FirstLight service health over the last 24 hours, with data points collected every 15 minutes based on issue reports, page visits, and signal strength. Sign up for free to see more FirstLight status data.
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Likely outage
Top reported issues
View and upvote the most commonly reported FirstLight issues to help us better indicate the service status.
- Connectivity issue
- Error message
- Server not responding
- Sign in problem
- Service down
- Slow performance
- Unable to download
- App not loading
- Other
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FirstLight outage map
Explore our interactive FirstLight outage map to monitor real-time incidents and service issues across the globe. This dynamic map highlights regions around the world affected by recent FirstLight outages, giving you a clear view of performance and downtime trends.
Recently detected FirstLight outages
| Incident description | Duration | StatusGator detected | Officially acknowledged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phone calls not working | 51m |
Never acknowledged
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Incident description
Phone calls not working
Duration
51m
StatusGator detected
Officially acknowledged
Never acknowledged
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One App that has it all
With features designed to cover all your needs for monitoring and communicating outages or downtime, StatusGator keeps your team connected and informed. Stay updated on FirstLight outages, potential problems, and its current status in real-time, ensuring you're always prepared to act.
Monitor FirstLight along with other services and websites
StatusGator monitors over 8,260 cloud services, hosted applications, and websites. Just add what you need to the list, and we'll automatically aggregate their statuses into a single page. You'll receive notifications for any issues affecting you and your page subscribers.
Get notified on FirstLight status change
StatusGator monitors all of your services and websites and sends your team instant notifications when they go down. Stay abreast of issues that affect your team with notifications: in email, Slack, Teams, or wherever your team communicates.
Show FirstLight on your status page
Easily notify your end-users of outages using a customizable status page. Display cloud services or websites, as well as any custom monitors you add manually. Create multiple status pages tailored to different needs, customize them, and embed them for maximum effectiveness.
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About our FirstLight status page integration
FirstLight (Albany, NY-based ISP providing fiber, data center, and cloud services) is a a Cloud Infrastructure and Security solution that StatusGator has been monitoring since September 2025. Over the past 8 months, we have collected data on on outages that affected FirstLight users. When FirstLight users report issues, we collect that data and provide a comprehensive view of the service's status history.
If you're wondering, "Is FirstLight down?", or need to know its current status, we've got you covered. Our platform tracks every reported outage, performance issue, and maintenance window to ensure you're informed. Whether FirstLight is experiencing a problem now or has recently resolved one, our detailed history keeps you updated.
Many StatusGator users monitor FirstLight to get notified when it's down, is under maintenance, or has an outage. You can get alerts by signing up for a free StatusGator account.
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Early Warning Signals
If we detect a potential FirstLight outage or other issue we will send an Early Warning Signal notification to StatusGator subscribers. We can often detect issues before they are officially acknowledged by the provider, giving you a head start on resolving any potential problems.
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Down Notifications
If FirstLight is having system outages or experiencing other critical issues, red down notifications appear on the status page. In most cases, it means that core functions are not working properly, or there is some other serious customer-impacting event underway.
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Warning Notifications
Warn notifications are used when FirstLight is undergoing a non-critical issue like minor service issues, performance degradation, non-core bugs, capacity issues, or problems affecting a small number of users.
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Maintenance Notifications
FirstLight posts separate notifications for planned maintenance work. StatusGator will notify subscribers when FirstLight enters a pre-planned maintenance window, keeping you up to date.
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Status Messages
At this time, we do not collect status messages from the FirstLight status page. If you need this capability, please be sure to reach out.
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Status Details
At this time, we do not collect detailed status updates from the FirstLight status page. If you need this capability, please be sure to reach out.
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Component Status Filtering
At this time, we do not gather individual component data from the FirstLight status page. If you need this capability, please be sure to reach out.
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