creating error page for tech difficulties

app/utils/api_health.py

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+import os
+
+import requests
+from requests.exceptions import RequestException
+
+
+def is_api_down():
+    api_base_url = os.getenv("API_BASE_URL", "http://localhost:6011")
+    try:
+        response = requests.get(api_base_url, timeout=2)
+        return response.status_code != 200
+    except RequestException:
+        return True