Does anyone know how to apply to be a tester? Thanks...

A posibility, if you have an invite code... Which i don't

Does it work or is it down as well?

Hosting Contract*

It is strange. I consider myself well educated on such matters and it would seem unlikely to me that this is a provider problem; although maybe they have different provider for game and forum serves... You would think if it's an update they'd put summat on the page to tell you, but as of now there is no page/web server to put something on. True story: I had a similar problem with my website a while ago; turns out my osting contrct expired and the hosting company took it offline. A possibility...

This have anything to do with the botnet ban, you think?