how come these events affect how a software/applicaton performs. VIX is high, Margins are reduced which means lesser number of traders.
with lesser load on server, there should not be any issue to login and trade.
these high VIX levels are rarely seen and should offer options sellers much needed juice to sell. But, not being able to trade at these times creates frustration.
Hope there is an explanation from Zerodha - Nithin explaining the situation and capacity.
Note: as of 11am, kite issues seems to have resolved. Error fetching quotes, try again etc seems to have stopped. Order placing, editing and cancelling working fine now.