404 page not found: What does it mean? What are possible reaons?

It might have happened to you many times that when you clicked on a link while searching something on the Internet, you would have seen an Error 404 message on the screen. There would be many people who would know why this error occurs but still there are many people who are not aware of what is the logic behind Error 404?

If you people also want to know the answer to this question, then stay with us, because today we will give you the answer to the question that why does this error code come and why was the number 404 chosen for the error?

What is 404 error? 

Error 404 is an HTTP status code and this code is sent by the web server to your screen. But the question is why it sends, whenever a user searches something on the Internet and when the web server is unable to find any resource aka webpage on that URL, then this error code appears on your screen.

Why we get 404 page error? 

• You see this error code when you try to open a page which has been removed.
• You have made a mistake while typing the name of the URL you are searching for.
• The content which you might be trying to access is not allowed by the server of your country. 

Why 404 error? 

Many people search for the answer to this question as to why the number 404 was chosen to show the error code. For your information, let us tell you that this question is still a secret because no exact answer has been found till date, but you will find many theories behind this number.