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Here you can see, for example, that the PR did not contain the requested file. In this particular case, the background was a bit different. See the guide below for details
Jenkinsfile not found or changes not reflected
If you create a new Jenkinsfile and it does not get picked up by Jenkins with the following message if you submit a pull request
Checking pull request #5 ‘ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile’ not found Does not meet criteria
this might not mean that the file is missing but rather be related to the security restrictions Jenkins has. The background here is the fact that Jenkins does not evaluate Jenkinsfiles from people without write permissions to the repository. Request somebody with write permissions to open the pull request instead.
GitHub commit/PR status does not get published
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