Frequent disconnects in lobby

Each game I have played today (since 5pm Eastern) has experienced either one or multiple players getting disconnected within the lobby. Sometimes it is the hung ‘Hunt Starts in…’ status or players just getting disconnected as soon as joining the lobby or when the lobby cuts to the cutscene of the FT/Predator entrance.

Any possible technical explanation around this since it seems to be much more frequency than in previous versions? Are the back-end servers not able to handle the surge in players?