Dynamic traffic throttling

A computer program product comprising computer readable program code capable of being executed by one or more processors when retrieved from a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the program code comprising instructions configurable to cause:

• receiving, via an edge worker associated with a content delivery network (CDN), a first set of requests to access a first site;
• determining that traffic to the first site is to be throttled;
• responsive to determining that traffic to the first site is to be throttled, determining a throttling rate based at least in part on:
• a number of requests in the first set of requests and/or a degradation rate associated with a degradation in service capacity;
• and
• transmitting instructions to the edge worker, the instructions to the edge worker configured to cause the edge worker to direct at least a portion of a second set of requests to access the first site to a waiting room site prior to being directed to the first site, the direction of the at least the portion of the second set of requests to the waiting room site being subject to the throttling rate.

A method comprising:

• receiving, via an edge worker associated with a content delivery network (CDN), a first set of requests to access a first site;
• determining that traffic to the first site is to be throttled;
• responsive to determining that traffic to the first site is to be throttled, determining a throttling rate based at least in part on:
• a number of requests in the first set of requests and/or a degradation rate associated with a degradation in service capacity;
• and
• transmitting instructions to the edge worker, the instructions configured to cause the edge worker to direct at least a portion of a second set of requests to access the first site to a waiting room site prior to being directed to the first site, the direction of the at least the portion of the second set of requests to the waiting room site being subject to the throttling rate.