✅ getting error using http client

private async Task getGameStatus()
{
    using (HttpClient client = new HttpClient())
    {
        try
        {
            HttpResponseMessage response = await client.GetAsync("https://game-website/activePlayers");
            if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
            {
                string responseContent = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
                DateTime currentTime = DateTime.Now;
                string dayOfWeek = currentTime.ToString("dddd", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
                int hour = currentTime.Hour;

                if (dayOfWeek == "Friday" && hour >= 17)
                {
                    GameStatus = "Updating";
                }
                else
                {
                    GameStatus = "Online";
                }
            }
            else
            {
                GameStatus = "Offline";
            }
        }
        catch
        {
            GameStatus = "Offline";
        }
    }
}

private async Task getGameStatus()
{
    using (HttpClient client = new HttpClient())
    {
        try
        {
            HttpResponseMessage response = await client.GetAsync("https://game-website/activePlayers");
            if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
            {
                string responseContent = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
                DateTime currentTime = DateTime.Now;
                string dayOfWeek = currentTime.ToString("dddd", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
                int hour = currentTime.Hour;

                if (dayOfWeek == "Friday" && hour >= 17)
                {
                    GameStatus = "Updating";
                }
                else
                {
                    GameStatus = "Online";
                }
            }
            else
            {
                GameStatus = "Offline";
            }
        }
        catch
        {
            GameStatus = "Offline";
        }
    }
}

Exception thrown: 'System.Net.Http.HttpRequestException' in System.Private.CoreLib.dll
Error: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond. (timeapi.io:443)
The program '[34060] Blade Guns.exe' has exited with code 4294967295 (0xffffffff).

Exception thrown: 'System.Net.Http.HttpRequestException' in System.Private.CoreLib.dll
Error: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond. (timeapi.io:443)
The program '[34060] Blade Guns.exe' has exited with code 4294967295 (0xffffffff).