@colt45rick DDoS attack. Third or fourth one this year. EA representatives on the forum claim steps are being taken to fix it but can give no details whatsoever on what measures are being taken in doing so. EA representatives outside this forum will spin this to being a problem on your end - it's not, and unless they've been living under a rock for the duration of 2021 they know it. Check any other trending thread for more details.
@colt45rick I hope 'yes', but assume 'no, not really'. Things have gotten better before (meaning the DDoS attacks have stopped for a while) but there's been lingering connectivity issues that haven't been addressed, so I don't think they plan on putting any major effort into this, unfortunately.