[freenet-support] Why does it take longer to start

[Level 13]

A while ago I increased the resources for my freenet node (from 40 to
90 connections, and datastore from 1 GB to 5 GB). It used to take a
few seconds to start my node, now it's like 1-2 minutes before it's up
(that is, until the animated tray icon becomes blue after you start
the node). Why is that so? Larger datastore?
Also, what does "Load" of 100 % or over 100 % mean? I've noticed it
happens from time to time.
I'm on 0.5, build 5107.