  Let $k\geq 2$ be a positive integer. We study concentration results for the
ordered representation functions $r^{\leq}_k(A,n) = \# \big\{ (a_1 \leq \dots
\leq a_k) \in A^k : a_1+\dots+a_k = n \big\}$ and $r^{<}_k(A,n) = \# \big\{
(a_1 < \dots < a_k) \in A^k : a_1+\dots+a_k = n \big\}$ for any infinite set of
non-negative integers $A$. Our main theorem is an Erd\H{o}s--Fuchs-type result
for both functions: for any $c > 0$ and $\star \in \{\leq,<\}$ we show that
$$\sum_{j = 0}^{n} \Big( r^{\star}_k(A,j) - c \Big) = o\big(n^{1/4}
\log^{-1/2}n \big)$$ is not possible. We also show that the mean squared error
$$E^\star_{k,c}(A,n)=\frac{1}{n} \sum_{j = 0}^{n} \Big( r^{\star}_k(A,j) - c
\Big)^2$$ satisfies $\limsup_{n \to \infty} E^\star_{k,c}(A,n)>0$. These
results extend two theorems for the non-ordered representation function proved
by Erd\H{o}s and Fuchs in the case of $k=2$ (J. of the London Math. Society
1956).
