Transcoder crashes on access errors

Out of curiosity, and recognizing the limitations of my knowledge at this level of networking, would increasing the number of available ports as mentioned in the following: Plex Library Scans Initiate Hundreds of TCP_WAIT Sessions using up all available ports? - #4 by Wile_E be a viable temporary solution until an updated curl is released?

Please forgive my misinterpretation if this doesn’t apply.