def METHOD_NAME(self):
    url = f"http://{self._island_server_address}/"
    failure_warning_msg = f"Failed to establish a connection with {url}"
    body = json.dumps(
        BitcoinMiningNetworkTrafficSimulator._build_getblocktemplate_request_body()
    ).encode()
    logger.info(f"Sending Bitcoin mining request to {url}")
    timestamp = time.time()
    try:
        requests.post(
            url,
            data=body,
            headers=self._headers,
            timeout=MEDIUM_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
        )
    except ConnectTimeout as err:
        logger.warning(f"{failure_warning_msg}: {err}")
    except (ReadTimeout, ConnectionResetError):
        self._publish_http_request_event(timestamp, url)
    except ConnectionError as err:
        self._handle_connection_error(err, timestamp, url, failure_warning_msg)