What does too many FTP connections mean?
All of our servers are configured to allow up to 8 simultaneous FTP connections from any single IP address. If you reach this limit, you will see the following error:
Response: 421 Too many connections (8) from this IPHow to Resolve This
Section titled “How to Resolve This”To clear hung or stale FTP sessions, follow these steps:
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Log in to cPanel for your account.
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Use the search bar and type FTP Connections to locate the interface:
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From the FTP Connections interface you can view all currently connected sessions. To end a session, click the Disconnect button on the far right under Actions:
Disconnecting stale sessions will free up your connection slots and allow you to resume uploading files to your account.