Maintenance for the week of October 5:
• [COMPLETE] ESO Store and Account System for maintenance – October 8, 8:00AM EDT (12:00 UTC) – 12:00PM EDT (16:00 UTC)
Kind of explains itself, to anyone who plays the game. This has been happening to me serially today, with no identifiable cause. I consider this a defect in the game, and IMO the fact that it still afflicts users is inexcusable.