I'm trying to run a js script on the blockchain using hardhat. After running it in the command line it throws an error - blockchain

Question

This is the following error I get when running the command "npx hardhat --network localhost scripts/1_deploy.js"
HeadersTimeoutError: Headers Timeout Error
at Timeout.onParserTimeout [as _onTimeout] (/mnt/g/ONLINE_COURSE/project/blockchain-developer-bootcamp/node_modules/undici/lib/client.js:902:28)
at listOnTimeout (node:internal/timers:561:11)
at processTimers (node:internal/timers:502:7) {
code: 'UND_ERR_HEADERS_TIMEOUT'
I dont know the fix to this Kindly help.
The script I'm trying to run
async function main() {
console.log(`Preparing deployment...\n`)
// Fetch contract to deploy
const Token = await ethers.getContractFactory('Token')
const Exchange = await ethers.getContractFactory('Exchange')
// Fetch accounts
const accounts = await ethers.getSigners()
console.log(`Accounts fetched:\n${accounts[0].address}\n${accounts[1].address}\n`)
// Deploy contracts
const edge = await Token.deploy('EDGE University', 'EDGE', '1000000')
await edge.deployed()
console.log(`EDGE Deployed to: ${edge.address}`)
const mETH = await Token.deploy('mETH', 'mETH', '1000000')
await mETH.deployed()
console.log(`mETH Deployed to: ${mETH.address}`)
const mDAI = await Token.deploy('mDAI', 'mDAI', '1000000')
await mDAI.deployed()
console.log(`mDAI Deployed to: ${mDAI.address}`)
const exchange = await Exchange.deploy(accounts[1].address, 10)
await exchange.deployed()
console.log(`Exchange Deployed to: ${exchange.address}`)
}
main()
.then(() => process.exit(0))
.catch((error) => {
console.error(error);
process.exit(1);
});