(Entry was posted by Michelle Dear on this post in the Dumb SEO Questions community on Facebook, 06/13/2015).

We Treat 429 Error Code & 503 Error Code Equally

"Time and time again, Google has told us that when your sic expecting some temporary down time, you want to serve up a 503 error code response.

"But did you know that Google now treats 429 error codes the same as they would treat 503s?"...

..."John Mueller from Google said this on Google+, `it used the be that we`d only see 503 as a temporary issue, but nowadays we treat them both about the same.` Both meaning the 429 and 503." Google: We Treat 429 Error Code & 503 Error Code Equally

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Michelle Dear: "Time and time again, Google has told us that when your [sic] expecting some temporary down time, you want to serve up a 503 error code response.

"But did you know that Google now treats 429 error codes the same as they would treat 503s?"...

..."John Mueller from Google said this on Google+, 'it used the be that we'd only see 503 as a temporary issue, but nowadays we treat them both about the same.' Both meaning the 429 and 503."