consensus: verify timeout from epochInfo instead of snap.NextEpochCandidates, close XFN-62

[wanwiset25]

Proposed changes

verify timeout from epochInfo instead of snap.NextEpochCandidates
ref audit ticket: XFN-62

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[gzliudan]

@wanwiset25 solve conflicts

[wanwiset25]

ref: #1724