Public Vercel deployment not returning stats cards #4680
Description
Describe the bug
The public deployment of github-readme-stats (https://github-readme-stats.vercel.app/) appears to be down / unreachable. The endpoint returns no response / times out / fails to render the stats card consistently.
Expected behavior
The endpoint should reliably generate and return the stats card image (or relevant card) when accessed.
Screenshots / Live demo link
— the result is a blank page / failed request / error instead of a valid card image.
Additional context
- The problem is not specific to a single GitHub username — multiple users report similar downtime or failure.
- The issue seems related to backend availability or rate-limiting on the public Vercel instance (as documented in the README). :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
- Prior issues (Error 503 #4662, github-readme-stats not working? #4658, May it still be used, and how long will it take to be usable normally? #4665, etc.) show similar “service unavailable / internal error / bad gateway” symptoms.