Contract deployment & transactions inconsistently fail on Rinkeby test network?

Question

I'm using Infura & MetaMask and deploying to the Rinkeby test network. The contract compiles & runs without error in Remix. After compiling the contract in console, it deploys inconsistently. When it fails, I receive the following error:

UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Error: Transaction was not mined within 50 blocks, please make sure your transaction was properly send. Be aware that it might still be mined!

I also receive this error when performing transactions after successful deployment.

What is causing this error? Is this related to network congestion/traffic? I can post the contract, compile, and deploy code if it helps.

The error is sometimes misleading. See https://github.com/ethereum/web3.js/issues/1102. It can also be due to blockchain congestion and/or low gas prices. — Adam Kipnis, Feb 04 '18 at 01:12
@AdamKipnis I believe this question is general enough if you'd like to use your comment as an answer. — Don, Mar 27 '18 at 06:48

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 27 '18 at 15:02

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The error is sometimes misleading. See http://github.com/ethereum/web3.js/issues/1102. It can also be due to blockchain congestion and/or low gas prices.

answered Mar 27 '18 at 15:02

Adam Kipnis

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Contract deployment & transactions inconsistently fail on Rinkeby test network?

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