System Overloaded by Number of httpd Processes

When the system is overloaded by too many httpd processes, there are insufficient resources for normal processing. This slows down the response time. You can lower the value of MaxRequestWorkers to a value the machine can accommodate.

When too many httpd processes run on a system, the response time degrades because there are insufficient resources for normal processing.

Solution

Lower the value of MaxRequestWorkers to a value the machine can accommodate.