http://search.cpan.org/ does not answer

root@caiman:/root(118)# ping search.cpan.org
PING cpansearch.perl.org (207.171.7.49) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 207.171.7.49: icmp_seq=1 ttl=55 time=220 ms
64 bytes from 207.171.7.49: icmp_seq=2 ttl=55 time=216 ms
64 bytes from 207.171.7.49: icmp_seq=3 ttl=55 time=218 ms
^C
--- cpansearch.perl.org ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 3 received, 25% packet loss, time 3000ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 216.044/218.380/220.864/1.970 ms
root@caiman:/root(119)# wget http:// search.cpan.org
http://: Invalid host name.
--2014-07-17 20:45:33--  http://search.cpan.org/
Resolving search.cpan.org (search.cpan.org)... 207.171.7.49,
207.171.7.59
Connecting to search.cpan.org (search.cpan.org)|207.171.7.49|:80...
connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 503 Service Unavailable
2014-07-17 20:45:39 ERROR 503: Service Unavailable.