I think a lot of people / services do something along these lines. Not sure if you saw this, but Netflix recently came out with a very nice blog regarding load shedding.
Same here, stuck on selecting a shipping address, errors that kick me back to the amazon home page, as of right now it looks to be stable enough to complete orders.
One thing you have to admire about SpaceX is how detailed / technical they are with their reports, unlike most other companies who just try to move past an incident.
https://netflixtechblog.com/keeping-netflix-reliable-using-p...