Why would a “java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out” exception occur when URL is up?

Question

I\'m getting a ConnectException: Connection timed out with some frequency from my code. The URL I am trying to hit is up. The same code works for some users,

Answer 1

I'd recommend raising the connection timeout time before getting the output stream, like so:

urlConnection.setConnectTimeout(1000);

Where 1000 is in milliseconds (1000 milliseconds = 1 second).