Add timeout to requests call

[charlesbvll]

Issue

Description

Calling requests with no timeout could lead to infinite hang.

Related issues/PRs

#2488

Proposal

Explanation

We add a new timeout argument to our transport layer.

Checklist

• [x] Implement proposed change
• [x] Make CI checks pass
• [x] Ping maintainers on Slack (channel #contributions)

Any other comments?

N/A