Need help verifying domain

I got a free subdomain from DNS EXIT (qasimjamil.work.gd). I was looking forward to using this for my portfolio, but when I went to add this domain I got the following message

Domain is pending verification
Another Vercel account is using this domain. Set the following TXT record on _vercel.work.gd to use qasimjamil.work.gd in this project. Once the verification is completed and the domain is successfully configured, the TXT record can be removed.

It gave me a TXT record which I added to the DNS, it has been 2 days and its still verifying. While I waited I signed up for Google Search Console and they had a similar process for verifying ownership. When I put their TXT content on the domain provider it verified my ownership in seconds but I am still waiting for Vercel to verify. I have cleared my DNS cache and made sure that I spelled everything properly and its still not working.

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The domain troubleshooting guide can help with most custom domain configuration issues. You might be able to use that guide to solve it before a human is available to help you. Then you can come back here and share the answer for bonus points.

You can also use v0 to narrow down the possibilities.

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Hey @qasim-mjamil,

If a free subdomain provider hasn’t registered on the Public Suffix List, then the root domain is what Vercel’s domain checking system uses to match a domain with an account. We solved a similar issue a few months back:

Please let me know if you get the domain added as a public suffix. Then, I can make sure everything is set up correctly on our side to support it. :slightly_smiling_face:

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