Time to upload items to iCloud with Photos

I have 6,126 photos and 957 videos to upload to iCloud from Photos. For the last couple of days it stopped at 4,604. I verified my internet connection and it is satisfactory (24ms ping / 54Mbps download / 3 mbps upload) and I have sufficient space on iCloud. (200gb)
Is Apple limiting the number of items uploaded?

Thank you for your assistance. I spoke to Apple support and this is their answer.
1. due to the recent Yosemite upgrade, they were happy providing me support free of charge. Amazing support !
2. We went to Photos preferences, unticked the box 'iCloud Photos Library' and ticked back ON.
3. It re-set the uploading process from the beginning but at least it stayed on.
3. we changed energy saving to leave the hard disk on for as long as it takes to upload.
4. I must confess it does not help on my side that my service provider has a 'utilisation' issue'.
It is not solved...
FYI - It is uploading and will take time.

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