The “Briefly Unavailable for Scheduled Maintenance” error can arise in WordPress due to an incomplete WordPress update. When the WordPress is updating, it keeps your website in the maintenance mode till the update gets completed. However, due to an interruption during the update, it might happen that WordPress does not remove the maintenance mode which could further lock down the whole site from being used by the visitors and even the admin of the website. Learn how to overcome this error and resolve it in this detailed step by step video screencast.