In the recent past, we have had to increase the RAM on a variety of website server accounts. The reasons these sites need more RAM are multiple, but the results are similar: Insufficient RAM causes 508 errors or server crashes.
Most of the WordPress sites we have built have evolved over time, becoming more complex, which requires more resources. In addition, traffic has increased, particularly bot traffic, and these also increase strain on server RAM. This requires the increase in server resources.
As you might expect, server companies rarely upgrade your account RAM for free. We will let you know the need and cost of RAM upgrades for your server account if and when the time comes for it to happen.