"We are currently restoring Facebook services that people had trouble accessing earlier today due to a configuration," Facebook spokesman Jay Nancarrow said.
"We are working to bring things back to normal for everyone," he added.
Facebook`s map on Downdetector.com, which monitors disruptions, showed major outages over parts of North America. (https://azvision.az/redirect.php?url=http://bit.ly/1aIqOPd)
The social network`s mobile app was also back in service, while its Messenger services was working during the outage.
Facebook suffered a similar outage on Thursday when it was down in North America, Europe, Australia and India.
The company`s shares closed down nearly 4 per cent at $89.21.
More about:
