Geocoding API : Connection reset by PEER

Question

We are using Geocoding API in our PROD and DEV GCP environment. Both the GCP environments have same quota set.

However , with the same number of request** ~200 request per min** , I get success using DEV geocoding API , where as the PROD Geocoding API timeouts/error outs with message "ERROR: [Errno 104] Connection reset by peer"

Below is the python code :

      search_address = df.loc[i, "CompleteAddress"]
        
        parameters = {
        "key" : API_KEY,
        "address" : search_address
        }
        
        base_url="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?"
        response = requests.get(base_url, params = parameters).json()
        time.sleep(0.000006)
         

Expecting PROD Geocoding API to run flawlessly like DEV Geocoding API.