Let's perform some troubleshooting steps to connect your Barclays account for online banking, harry1.
I've checked here on our end and there's no reported case about this error message. It's possible QuickBooks Online (QBO) is unable to connect to your bank's website. These errors usually fix themselves by manually updating your bank account. Just go to the Banking page, then tick the Update button and wait for 2 or 3 hours.
If the same thing happens, I'd suggest contacting our Customer Support Team. They'll pull up your account in a secure environment and investigate what's causing this issue.
You can request a callback from our support agent. This way, you won't have to wait on the line.
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