Max Datafile Size Oracle 9i

Hi There,
We have multiple tablespaces in our database and the recently we got a message that the size of a particular tables has reached 97% and it needs to be increased.
Now currently the size of that tablespace is 29GB and before increasing the size of this tablespace we would like to know if there is a limitation for an Oracle data file size or are there any performance issues or implications that we may potentially face with a single data file of 30GB in size.
This is the biggest tablespace in our system other tablespaces are max 12 or 17 GB.
I am not a DBA just working in the support role as a developer. Could you please provide some insight on above query.
Many thanks in advance.
Regards
Sam

Aman, Please go through below MOS notes.
Oracle9i Database Limits [ID 217143.1]
Database file size
+ Maximum
Operating system dependent. Limited by maximum operating system file size;
typically 222 or 4M blocks
What is The Maximum Datafile Size Limit In Oracle Database 10gR2 [ID 804733.1]
Maximum number of Database blocks allowed in a single datafile in 10gR2 are as follows:
Small File Tablespace (Normal Tablespace) : 4194303 (2^22 -1)
Big File Tablespace (New in 10gR2) : 4294967295 (2^32 -1)
Max datafile size for SMALL FILE NORMAL TABLESPACE would be:
Database Block Size     Maximum Datafile File Size
2k     4194303 * 2k = 8 GB
4k     4194303 * 4k = 16 GB
8k     4194303 * 8k = 32 GB
16k     4194303 * 16k = 64 GB
32k     4194303 * 32k = 128 GB
Max datafile size for BIG FILE TABLESPACE would be:
Database Block Size     Maximum Datafile Size
2k     4294967295 * 2k = 8 TB
4k     4294967295 * 4k = 16 TB
8k     4294967295 * 8k = 32 TB
16k     4294967295 * 16k = 64 TB
32k     4294967295 * 32k = 128 TB

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