It is working on HTTP.
But its functionality on HTTP is quite limited at the moment. The stuttering page problem is worse than usual. At a time of day when the server load must be very low (unless hordes of English-speaking Chinese have suddenly become interested in the notion of a Free Republic). Which leads me to suspect a software problem, not a hardware problem.
It is working on HTTP.
Doctor, it hurts when I do this.
Doctor: don't do that.