OpenShift application creation fails with a 'Connection refused' message

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

When we attempt to create an application on OpenShift Enterprise we receive the following message:

[demo@test ~]$ rhc app create phptest php-5.3
Application Options
-------------------
  Domain:     demo
  Cartridges: php-5.3
  Gear Size:  default
  Scaling:    no

Creating application 'phptest' ... done

Waiting for your DNS name to be available ... /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/resolv.rb:728:in `recv': Connection refused - recvfrom(2) (Errno::ECONNREFUSED)
        from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/resolv.rb:728:in `recv_reply'
        from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/resolv.rb:624:in `request'
...

Environment

OpenShift Enterprise

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