I am starting to believe it is a matter of bad luck that keeps following some applicants ! But like any other human being, sometimes I am in high spirits , other times in really low spirits :'( .
MAYBE . But I have heard some other applicants whose background checks (the main reason behind the long-time-processing) took up to 23 months. Look at Buffalo - LONG background checks tracker
There are so many fellows who are in the same boat. It is kind of supportive to know that your case is not the only case though.