Full Reset - Unable to Connect to Characters made on account

I'm in a large panic right now. Given that around the US(Georgia, where I am at currently) we are unable to connect to FFXIV's Data Centers, there was a small time when we were able to: However, when I started the client, it treated me as if I am completely new to the game and had just started it for the first time.

I have at least 6 years worth of characters on here, and I need them to be recovered - because if I lose them, I feel like all that work would have been for nothing. I seriously do not want to lose everything that I've worked on for so long in regards to raiding.

Proof:
https://i.imgur.com/doRt7CK.png

Never mind. Please close this thread, as somehow my configuration has finally come back.

Good morning and thank you for posting on the Final Fantasy XIV Technical Support Forums.

Thank you for keeping us updated. We will be moving this thread to "Closed Concerns".

Good luck with your adventures through Eorzea!