Ats.doe.gov is down

Does anyone have any insight as to why the DOE Applicant Tracking System is down? I saw on reddit it’s been down for a couple of days, and it’s not just the applicant side of the system.

Yes. There is a hiring freeze in the government.

I don’t think that would affect this, though. ATS tracks security clearance applications/background investigations. It’s been 100% operational until a couple of days ago.