A petition to remain in the EU has gone so viral it crashed a government website

You might have heard, but things aren't exactly going smoothly in the run-up to Brexit. The exodus from the EU is slated to happen on March 29, which (*checks calendar*) is just days away. A petition to remain in the EU and revoke Article 50 gained over 600K signatures before crashing the government petitions website.  As if Brexit wasn't already shambolic.  SEE ALSO: Hot mic picks up someone saying 'we're actually f**cked' during live BBC broadcast Article 50 is the legal mechanism by which countries can formally exit the European Union.  A House of Commons spokesperson confirmed in an email to Mashable that the website was experiencing difficulties due to a high volume of traffic. Read more...More about Politics, Uk, Brexit, Culture, and Politics