remove header banner when site is down

app/utils/api_health.py

@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 import os
-
 import requests
+import logging
 from requests.exceptions import RequestException
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 def is_api_down():
-    api_base_url = os.getenv("API_BASE_URL", "http://localhost:6011")
+    api_base_url = os.getenv("API_HOST_NAME")
     try:
         response = requests.get(api_base_url, timeout=2)
-        return response.status_code != 200
-    except RequestException:
+        is_down = response.status_code != 200
+        if is_down:
+            logger.warning(f"API responded with status {response.status_code} at {api_base_url}")
+        return is_down
+    except RequestException as e:
+        logger.error(f"API down when loading homepage {e}")
         return True