Unexpected error when forking any repository using the GitHub web UI

[cclauss]

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When forking any repository using the GitHub web UI, I get the message:

An unexpected error occurred. Please try again.

This has persisted for several days. Do I have too many forks in my account? The error message should clarify the source of the problem.

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[ben-24-0]

This definitely looks more like a bug than a usage limit

GitHub doesn’t really have a hard limit on the number of forks, so thats unlikely to be the cause
Before escalating, Id suggest trying a couple of quick checks :

1,Try using a different browser

2,Try forking from a private/incognito window

If it still happens after that, it’s probably something on GitHub’s side

[cclauss]

Seems to be magically working again. Closing.