Exceptions for downloading Servlet 3.0 files

Question

I am trying to use Java Servlet 3.0 to upload files.

@WebServlet("/uploadFile")
@MultipartConfig(fileSizeThreshold=1024*1024*1,    // 1 MB
                 maxFileSize=1024*1024*10,          // 10 MB
                 maxRequestSize=1024*1024*100)      // 100 MB
public class FileUploadServlet extends HttpServlet {

  @Override
  protected void doPost(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException, IOException {
    String serverUploadDir = getServerUploadDir(req);

    Part file;
    try {
      file = req.getPart("fileName");
      file.write(serverUploadDir + File.separator + file.getSubmittedFileName());
      res.sendRedirect("viewDirectory?msg=File Uploaded.");
    }
    catch (IllegalStateException ex) {
      System.out.println(ex.getMessage());
    }

  }

  public String getServerUploadDir(HttpServletRequest req) {
    return req.getParameter("serverUploadDir");
  }
}

It works correctly when files are under maxFileSizedeclared in @MultipartConfig annotation. However, when they exceed this size, I get an IllegalStateException and my browser says Connection was Reset. Even if I try to redirect the request to another page in catch, this will not work.

I know using the Spring framework, I can create filterMultipartResolver, and this will allow me to handle when exceeded maxUploadSize. Is there a way to create a regular Java servlet filter to do the same?