Runtime Error in component "EnsEMBL::Web::Component::Info::HomePage [content]"

Function EnsEMBL::Web::Component::Info::HomePage fails to execute due to the following error:

	DBD::mysql::db ping failed: Can't connect to MySQL server on 'hh-mysql-eg-species-web' (99) at
	... /nfs/public/ro/ensweb/live/fungi/www_111/ensembl/modules/Bio/EnsEMBL/DBSQL/DBConnection.pm line 701.