Hi All - I'm new to Minecraft on the Mac - my son plays mostly on the PS3 and Xbox and I thought I'd give him a chance to play on a real server. I've downloaded the software but cannot seem to log in to the Famcraft survival server.

I've created a profile with the 1.7.10 version (the same version listed in the multiplayer server lookup). Currently, it's showing 5 users in the game. I join the server and get an error message that reads as follows:

FAILED TO CONNECT TO SERVER
FAILED TO LOGIN: THE AUTHENTICATION ARE CURRENTLY DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE

Am I doing something wrong? Is the server really down for maintenance? When will it be up again?

Any help would be appreciated!!!!!

Thanks!