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set: 5
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code: 503
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title: Service Unavailable
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references:
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"Rails HTTP Status Symbol": ":service_unavailable"
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---
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The 503 (Service Unavailable) status code indicates that the server is currently
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unable to handle the request due to a temporary overload or scheduled
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maintenance, which will likely be alleviated after some delay. The server MAY
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send a Retry-After header field ([RFC7231 Section 7.1.3][2]) to suggest an
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appropriate amount of time for the client to wait before retrying the request.
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Note: The existence of the 503 status code does not imply that a server has to
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use it when becoming overloaded. Some servers might simply refuse the
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connection.
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Source: [RFC7231 Section 6.6.4][1]
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[1]: <http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.6.4>
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[2]: <http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-7.1.3> |