# \#ncbi\_fcs\_gx

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## [Job not starting? NCBI FCS GX queue timing explained](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/job-not-starting-ncbi-fcs-gx-queue-timing-explained/17714)

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**Author:** [@jaredbernard](https://help.galaxyproject.org/u/jaredbernard)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 2:34am UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/job-not-starting-ncbi-fcs-gx-queue-timing-explained/17714 "2026-05-09T02:34:25Z")

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A few days ago, I submitted a job with the tool ‘NCBI FCS GX’ but it hasn’t started yet. It should be a simple task. Is the public EU Galaxy server really that backed up?

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## [NCBI FCS GX doesn't launch](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/ncbi-fcs-gx-doesnt-launch/15137)

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**Author:** [@GuillaumeDore11](https://help.galaxyproject.org/u/GuillaumeDore11)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/ncbi-fcs-gx-doesnt-launch/15137 "2026-01-05T23:36:21Z")

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Hi, I tried to launch the decontamination tools NCBI FCS GX and it stay in waiting mode since days. When I launch another job with another software it works fine. I don’t understand what the problem is.

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## [Screening assembled genomes for contamination using NCBI FCS workflow not working](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/screening-assembled-genomes-for-contamination-using-ncbi-fcs-workflow-not-working/15640)

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**Author:** [@Dibya](https://help.galaxyproject.org/u/Dibya)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 8:33pm UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/screening-assembled-genomes-for-contamination-using-ncbi-fcs-workflow-not-working/15640 "2025-08-07T20:33:54Z")

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I was trying to run this workflow using galaxy to check contaminants in my draft assembly fasta file but I got the error and could not run this workflow. It looks like the format of my fasta file is not right. How do w…

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## [NCBI FCS GX fails (but used to run)](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/ncbi-fcs-gx-fails-but-used-to-run/15519)

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**Author:** [@mac7senecio](https://help.galaxyproject.org/u/mac7senecio)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 6:38pm UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/ncbi-fcs-gx-fails-but-used-to-run/15519 "2025-08-06T18:38:29Z")

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Hi, I am running NCBI FCS GX and I get a fail each time, but no reasons (“fatal error: exit code 1 ()”). The fasta file I am running it on works for other processes, so this seems like its not badly formatted or anything…

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## [Correcting errors with NCBI FCS GX Foreign Contamination Screening assembled genomes](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/correcting-errors-with-ncbi-fcs-gx-foreign-contamination-screening-assembled-genomes/15987)

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**Author:** [@mudsser\_azam](https://help.galaxyproject.org/u/mudsser_azam)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2025, 7:41pm UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/correcting-errors-with-ncbi-fcs-gx-foreign-contamination-screening-assembled-genomes/15987 "2025-07-17T19:41:44Z")

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This occurred during the execution of the NCBI Foreign Contamination Screen (FCS) workflow at step 2 (NCBI FCS GX). I’m encountering a persistent issue while running a Galaxy workflow on Jetstream2. One of the steps fai…