Exceeded bandwidth my website

[wendyl]

I have a website started 2008 using serif Web plus (various versions) It is mainly concerned with local and family history of our small local community and a diary/blog which uses web resources. Recently this has been frozen because my bandwidth allowance has been exceeded. I do not fully understand why this is happening but my stat counter states over 62,000 hits during the entire period although looking at the figures nothing stands out as being untoward. However, I do not know how to restrict these or if I can anyway. If anyone can clarify this to me or help to resolve I would be most grateful. Serif technical support are looking into it but have not yet come up with a resolution or explanation. Delighted in some ways that hits have come from all over the world and my husbands jottings have created so much interest, having to pay for increased bandwidth is not really a viable option