Thanks for this! This is a super small nights/weekends experiment with a dozen or so active users; I probably should have prepared for a spike, huh? I'll leave a top-level comment to summarize the thinking before I jump back over to keeping it alive . Thank you again.
While someone else sorts this problem out (or you just wait for it to subside) perhaps you could explain the concept and goals here in the meantime. Don't feel bad, this happens to lots of people.