Just been looking at VFS website, what I've seen there in the news nearly caused me serious nerve breakdown:

13 August 2009: Internet connectivity problems in parts of India, Philippines and Singapore. Damage to an Asia-Pacific submarine internet cable has affected internet connection speeds in the region. The complete lack of internet connectivity has had a serious impact on the UK Border Agency's ability to operate and it will impact on our processing times. As a result, you may experience a delayed response to your UK visa application. Please use the 'track your application' facility on this website to check the progress of your visa application. We will post updates on this website when we have them but in the meantime we apologise for the delay and any inconvenience this may cause.

And - obviously - when you try the tracking service you will get page with big "Service unavailable" on top and that's it...