Usually the server is up and your firewall or antivir is blocking the download.
If you're sure that's not the case the server might be down and you'll have to install the patches manually (look through the forums here).
The problem appears to be that ftp.ea.com is down, so i simply cant acquire the correct files. This is the case in a browser, ruling out firewall issues (which i also carefully checked) and also explains why the patcher doesnt work. I cant seem to find any mirrors though.
edit: I'm not sure if there are official mirrors, as there are a number but they do not seem to be necessarily reputable.