yes.
when you dubble click on the LoL.exe (when you wanna play)
you see the server status on busy or unavaileble
then you just type with yoru keyboard (arrows)
UP - DOWN - LEFT - RIGHT - UP - UP - DOWN - DOWN
and the server status is on AVAILEBLE :)
well about that you can't play a normal game
i tried it now 5times when the server was down.
and 4times of them i could normal log ;) and play game:P
the other time said exactly the same problem like you all had.
that you can't login