Error 503 Backend fetch failed

[Theguythatneedshelp]

Okay so I used CCleaner like I always do but this time, after cleaning, one of the websites on Google Chrome just keeps giving me this:
Error 503 Backend fetch failed

Backend fetch failed

Guru Meditation:

XID: 471237839

Varnish cache server


So I have no idea what Varnish is, and all the people on google keep talking about restarting it or updating it, but I literally don't even know where it is and how to do anything to it. Pleaseeee help.

 

[Colif]

One bit of advice is to run system file checker

right click start button
choose command prompt (admin)
type SFC /scannow and press enter

this scans system files and may fix this behaviour

Are they saying to restart server or Chrome? You can reset chrome via: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/3296214?hl=en

The term "Guru Meditation Error" originated as an in-house joke in Amiga's early days. The company had a product called the Joyboard, a game controller much like a joystick but operated by one's feet, similar to the modern-day Wii Balance Board. Early in the development of the Amiga computer operating system, the company's developers became so frustrated with the system's frequent crashes that, as a relaxation technique, a game was developed where a person would sit cross-legged on the joyboard, resembling an Indian guru.[3] The player tried to remain extremely still; the winner of the game stayed still the longest. If the player moved too much, a "guru meditation" error occurred.[4] The final unlockable balance activity in Wii Fit represents a similar game. The same game is unlocked from the start in Wii Fit Plus.

that doesn't really help but anyway

The problem appears to be with the web site itself, not you. it can happen on steam as well

Sometimes, the back-end error is a time out. Maybe the back end took 4 seconds to respond when the reverse proxy required a response in 3 seconds; this is unfortunate, as the back end did the work the reverse proxy was trying to avoid. Or, maybe the back-end actually encountered an error. Ideally, we'd be able to show the user the error the back-end encountered. But since the reverse proxy operates at the transport layer and not the application layer, the error might not be renderable to the user.

We'll work on improving the error messages eventually, but for now you should know that the issue usually is transient and does not involve your Steam installation, your client, or your network connection.

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2229063

 

[Theguythatneedshelp]

One bit of advice is to run system file checker

right click start button
choose command prompt (admin)
type SFC /scannow and press enter

this scans system files and may fix this behaviour

Are they saying to restart server or Chrome? You can reset chrome via: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/3296214?hl=en

The term "Guru Meditation Error" originated as an in-house joke in Amiga's early days. The company had a product called the Joyboard, a game controller much like a joystick but operated by one's feet, similar to the modern-day Wii Balance Board. Early in the development of the Amiga computer operating system, the company's developers became so frustrated with the system's frequent crashes that, as a relaxation technique, a game was developed where a person would sit cross-legged on the joyboard, resembling an Indian guru.[3] The player tried to remain extremely still; the winner of the game stayed still the longest. If the player moved too much, a "guru meditation" error occurred.[4] The final unlockable balance activity in Wii Fit represents a similar game. The same game is unlocked from the start in Wii Fit Plus.

that doesn't really help but anyway

The problem appears to be with the web site itself, not you. it can happen on steam as well

Sometimes, the back-end error is a time out. Maybe the back end took 4 seconds to respond when the reverse proxy required a response in 3 seconds; this is unfortunate, as the back end did the work the reverse proxy was trying to avoid. Or, maybe the back-end actually encountered an error. Ideally, we'd be able to show the user the error the back-end encountered. But since the reverse proxy operates at the transport layer and not the application layer, the error might not be renderable to the user.

We'll work on improving the error messages eventually, but for now you should know that the issue usually is transient and does not involve your Steam installation, your client, or your network connection.

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2229063

Ya, it appears to have fixed itself, the reason I thought it was something that I did was because it happened seconds after I used CCleaner. Maybe it was just bad timing, but everything works now. Thank you.