Tips for booking Tatkal tickets

Is it just me or has booking Tatkal become increasingly more difficult? The app/website become increasingly slow for me during Tatkal time, perhaps due to increased traffic. I feel like the IRCTC app/website has not improved to keep up with the demand for Tatkal tickets. Anyway, I have some urgent Tatkal tickets to book and wanted tips on how to guarantee that I get a ticket. Any advice, tips or tricks are appreciated:)

Edit: my ticket is on TQWL1. Hope it gets confirmed.