Problem With The Royal Council In Castleville

I recently discovered the royal council as im a new player to castleville. I thought the idea was brilliant and couldnt wait to sign up. I ticked the 'Count Me In!' box, but was dissapointed when it said that there were no matches found. The next day I opened castleville again using the Zynga website (I dont use facebook), and went to check if there had been any matches. I was prompted with the same message as before, asking me if I wanted to join the royal council. I thought this must have been a mistake, because the previous day I had ticked the box saying that I wanted to be in the council. This has been going on for a few days, and each time I am asked to rejoin the royal council. Im only level 9 in castleville however I cant progress through quests without atleast a few neighbours. Has anybody had this problem before and have a solution for it?