e filing a 2019 individual federal return will not upload

the status is return ready to transmit.   I have only efiled one business return prior to this individual return being efiled so I am not well versed.  One other response indicates that IRS is way behind on opening mail and processing returns.  

Thank you for responding to my post!

Thank you for your response.  I would like to point out that the taxpayer contacted the New Orleans office of IRS where an agent indicated that the return was not received and suggested that the taxpayer file 2019 again.  We have chosen to efile for expedience but this will evidently not be the case as you have pointed out the service is not accepting efiled returns.  

It does not appear as though there are any other options for the time being.

Again, thank you sincerely for your response.

Snappy, thank you. I tried once again to do the transmit and I should point out that a message flashes up on my screen that reads 0 out of 1 returns have been transmitted.  Therefore, I am wondering if this message is characteristic to the IRS efile shut down or something else on my end. 

Regards,

Jim