problem with server connection

When i try and edit the settings of the bitcoin payment gateway i get a 504 timeout. I asked my host about it and they said:

the script tries to connect to a remote server with IP address 178.62.108.238:

Code:
connect(11, {sa_family=AF_INET, sin_port=htons(443), sin_addr=inet_addr(“178.62.108.238”)}, 16) = -1 EINPROGRESS (Operation now in progress)
clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, {1075580, 742352934}) = 0
clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, {1075580, 742377664}) = 0
clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, {1075580, 742403332}) = 0
clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, {1075580, 742428049}) = 0
poll([{fd=11, events=POLLOUT}], 1, 0) = 0 (Timeout)

However, the remote server does not seem to be online and that is the reason why all requests timeout:

Code:
ivandelev@ ~> ping 178.62.108.238
PING 178.62.108.238 (178.62.108.238): 56 data bytes
Request timeout for icmp_seq 0
Request timeout for icmp_seq 1
Request timeout for icmp_seq 2
Request timeout for icmp_seq 3
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Is this a problem with the plugin?

thanks