Overloaded server is not a bug in apt. There are no mirrors for ddebs, so the overload is not very surprising. You should not have any need to download ddebs, and you certainly don't want to abuse the resources with automatic repeated downloads.
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to apt in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1982652 Title: ddebs.ubuntu.com is intermittently down Status in apt package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: When running apt-get update (a few days ago and a few minutes ago), ddebs.ubuntu.com is sometimes down, responding with HTTP 503: W: Failed to fetch http://ddebs.ubuntu.com/dists/focal/InRelease 503 Service Unavailable [IP: 185.125.190.18 80] W: Failed to fetch http://ddebs.ubuntu.com/dists/focal-updates/InRelease 503 Service Unavailable [IP: 185.125.190.18 80] W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead. This is an intermittent issue. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: apt 2.0.9 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-41.44~20.04.1-generic 5.15.39 Uname: Linux 5.15.0-41-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.24 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sat Jul 23 07:54:35 2022 InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-04-26 (87 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20220223) SourcePackage: apt UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1982652/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp