FCC Claims John Oliver Fans Launched Attack On Their Site After His Segment On Net Neutrality [VIDEO]

The Hill reports:

The Federal Communications Commission is claiming its website was hit by a cyberattack late Sunday night. The attack came shortly after comedian John Oliver urged viewers of his HBO show “Last Week Tonight” to file comments on the site in support of the agency’s net neutrality rules, which FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is aiming to roll back.

Oliver directed his viewers to the URL goFCCyourself.com which goes to the page allowing people to file comments on the net neutrality proceeding. The website went down shortly after Oliver’s segment. Initial reports linked the downed website to the volume of comments, but the FCC is disputing that connection.