What is 408 Request Timeout error
This error is an HTTP status code that mainly occurs when the request of a webpage takes a longer time than what it should be taken. That happens either due to having a slow internet connection or because of using an incorrect URL while loading a web page. It suggests that the active server is not getting sufficient requests from the client within the designated timeout period of the server. That way, the connection between the server and the website gets terminated and result in 408 Request Timeout Error.
Request Timeout408 Request Time-outThe Request Has Timed OutHTTP Error 408 – Request Timeout
How to fix 408 Request Timeout error
Errors related to the 4xx are often treated as the client-side error. Thus, for the end-user, it becomes quite challenging to find out the exact reason for this HTTP error code. In this guide, we have explained all the effective methods that may help you to get rid of it. So, as an end-user, try these suggestions to resolve the issue. Let us see them in detail:
1] Check for errors in the URL
As it is said earlier that these types of errors can typically occur because of using an incorrect URL. Therefore to resolve this problem, you first need to make sure that the URL you’re using is correct.
2] Check your Internet Connection
Slow internet connection or network interruption is also one of the major causes to appear the 408 Request Timeout Error. To make it clear, open any other webpage and check your internet connection whether it is working fine there. If the real culprit is related to your Internet connection then it may take a long time to complete the request. And as a result, if the timeout value of the server exceeds then it becomes cause to appear the error.
3] Reload the web page
Sometimes this error occurs temporarily and can be fixed only by reloading the web page. In order to reload the web page, you need to use the Ctrl+F5 (or F5) shortcut key. It depends upon your device variant. To reload your web page, you can also use the reload button that is available near the address bar of your browser. It doesn’t surely fix the error but as it takes only a bit of time, you may try it.
4] Disable your browser extension
Using outdated and incompatible browser extension may also cause the 408 Request Timeout Error. To try out this possibility, disable your browser extensions for a while and then check whether it resolves the problem. If it works then make the extension enable one by one and figure out which specific extension was responsible for this error code. Once you find, then check whether it is compatible with your browser.
5] Retry after sometime
If none of the above solutions works and you’re still persisting 408 Request Timeout Error, then wait for a while and then again try to access the webpage. I hope you find this article helpful. Related read: What is 404 Page Not Found error?
