Is Gemini 3 Pro under severe load since the last 12 hours and not working on deep research?

I have had a Deep Research task queued up since the last 13 hours, with Gemini telling me that my research will begin soon, and it might take a few minutes due to heavy traffic. I am a Pro user. I have refreshed the browser a few times in these 13 hours with the same outcome. This is the first time I have faced this in the last ~2 months, and I ask Gemini 3 Pro to do 8-10 research tasks for me in a week.
Has anyone else faced this now or earlier? Is there a Gemini-centric solution which I can employ? Or should I just chalk this up to heightened peak load and go away and drink my coffee?