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ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED

The server was reached and actively refused the connection. The machine is online; nothing is listening on the port you asked for.

What causes it

The web server process (Apache, nginx, IIS) has stopped or crashed.
The site is listening on a different port than the one requested.
A firewall is rejecting rather than dropping the connection.
A proxy or VPN on your device is redirecting traffic to a port with nothing behind it.

If you are the visitor

Try the address on mobile data — if it loads, your network or proxy is at fault.
Disable any VPN or proxy and retry.
Clear the browser cache and restart the browser.
Check your device firewall or antivirus web filter.

If it is your website

Confirm the web server is running, and check what it is listening on.
Check the firewall is not rejecting port 80 and 443.
Look at the error log from the moment the service stopped — it usually died for a reason.

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Other connection errors

DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID NET::ERR_CERT_DATE_INVALID NET::ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE ERR_CONNECTION_RESET 503 Service Unavailable 502 Bad Gateway This site can't be reached