Why is this even noteworthy when issues like this happen all the time to everyone? I had that recently with PSN. It happened with my email address before. It usually works again after a while and they literally said they are working on it. Don't panic immediately, holy cow... s**t happens. It will work again by tonight.
Also, who has issues with downloading drivers? Oo
Most normal users never download new drivers, and those who have to can look up guides if they are so inept thwy can't even download a simple program online. If they fail even at that, then that's their own fault, sorry.