Fortnite is one of the most popular online multiplayer games with millions of players worldwide. However, players often face technical issues while playing, and one of the most frustrating errors is "Servers are not responding." This error can cause disconnection from the game, loss of progress, and even spoil your gaming experience. If you're facing this error too, don't worry, we've got you covered. In this article, we'll discuss the reasons behind the error and provide a step-by-step guide to fix it.

Epic Games Server Status

Navigate to status.epicgames.com on your browser of choice. Here, you can preview the server status for the Fortnite login, matchmaking, game services, and more.

You should also look at the past incidents for server outages or maintenance below, which should tell you if the servers are operational or not. Usually, after a big update, the servers can be overwhelmed, and you can randomly get the “servers not responding” error during these times.

Epic Games server status for Game Services

Test & Improve Network Connection

In case the server seems to be operational, the issue is, in most cases, linked to your network connection. You can test your connection using a speed testing app or a website like speedtest.net. Here, ensure you have a stable download and upload speed without interruption.

To further improve your network connection, restart your router or modem if you haven’t done this in a while and reduce the number of devices using the same network connection.

Verify Fortnite Game Files

Open up your Epic Games launcher. In your games library, locate Fortnite, click on the burger menu, and select Verify. This will take a minute or two to re-download and replace any missing or corrupted game files.

Additional Command Line Arguments

While in your Epic Games launcher, click on your profile icon on the top right to access your launcher settings.

Scroll all the way down and expand Fortnite. Check the Additional Command Line Arguments box and enter the command -limitclientticks. Using this command can, in a lot of cases fix login issues for Fortnite on your PC.

Use the additional command line arguments in the Epic Games launcher

Change DNS Server Addresses

If nothing helps you out, you will have to change your DNS server address and make sure your VPN service is disabled on your PC. To do so, open up your Control Panel. View by category and select Network and Internet.

Navigate to the Network and Sharing Center and then select your connection.

Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Centre

Preview important information about your connection. Select Properties, and finally, double-click the Internet Protocol Version 4. This will allow you to change your DNS server addresses. Select to use the following DNS server addresses, and for your Preferred DNS server, use: 8 8 8 8, and for your alternative DNS server, use: 8 8 4 4. These are the official public Google DNS server addresses, which are safe to use and can fix the “servers are not responding” error for Fortnite on your PC.

Update Network Adapter Driver

To further troubleshoot the inability to login problem for Fortnite, ensure that your network adapter’s driver is up to date and your Windows version. Search for Device Manager in your start menu search to open it up.

Expand your Network Adapters and right-click the network adapter you are using. Select Update Driver, and then Search automatically for drivers.This will take a second to make sure that your network adapter’s driver is up to date.

Device Manager > Network adapters > Update Driver

End Network Intensive Tasks

Lastly, preventing network-intensive apps from running on your system would be best. Open your Task Manager by searching for it in your start menu.

In the Performance tab, open up your Resource Monitor.

Task Manager > Performance < Resource Monitor

Navigate to the Network tab and expand your Processes with Network Activity. This will allow you to preview all the processes on your system using your network connection. Make sure to end the processes you know won’t break your operating system. In my case, that would be my browser, Steam or Discord.

Resource Monitor > Network > Processes with Network Activity

The error can occur due to various reasons, such as server overload, network connectivity issues, or corrupted game files.
Yes, a slow or unstable internet connection can cause the error, leading to disconnection from the game.
Reinstalling the game is not always necessary. You can try other troubleshooting steps before resorting to a complete reinstallation.
It's unlikely that using a VPN will fix the error, as it's not related to IP blocking. However, you can try using a VPN to improve your network connection and reduce latency.