Busiest hour ever in the history of Gov.uk 17M page requests just 21 5xx errors
I have lived in five countries now, but not one (local or state) government had an online presence that was nearly as good as the gov.uk infrastructure.Their websites might not look the part, but they excel (again, in my experience) in their practicality, accessibility and ease of use. And that is exactly what you would expect from a government website.