There are three large issues the Dev Team are working on in regards to server stability and node deaths. These issues are classified as 'critical' and we are doing what we can to resolve the issues ASAP.

We have hotfixed the server during downtime over the past couple days in an effort to fix the server health issues. This is the reason for the last two unscheduled extended downtimes, as Oveur said in his latest news item.

More information is available in this Dev Blog.

Again we apologize for any inconvenience these issues are causing.

Also, according to CCP, their petition queues have grown enormously due to these server problems, to the point where their current staff cannot keep up. Try not to scream at them too much while they bring in more people.