A failure was reported when trying to invoke a service application: EndpointFailure

Question

Event logs getting spammed with this - can't find anything specific on the internet:
A failure was reported when trying to invoke a service application: EndpointFailure
Process Name: OWSTIMER
Process ID: 6316
AppDomain Name: DefaultDomain
AppDomain ID: 1
Service Application Uri: urn:schemas-microsoft-com:sharepoint:service:ba2301f4153b44a584c0065555ff67b5#authority=urn:uuid:02089d3f1be64db184670ab3f4060abc&authority=https://rsacdfsp02:32844/Topology/topology.svc
Active Endpoints: 3
Failed Endpoints:1
Affected Endpoint: http://<server>:32843/ba2301f4153b44a584c0065555ff67b5/SearchService.svc
When I browse to the Affected Endpoint (SearchService.svc) I get the below:
This is a Windows© Communication Foundation service.
Metadata publishing for this service is currently disabled
If you have access to the service, you can enable metadata publishing by completing the following steps to modify your web or application configuration file:
1. Create the following service behavior configuration, or add the <serviceMetadata> element to an existing service behavior configuration:

Answer 1

Hi,
refer the below article
 although articled focused on the App Management service application, endpoint failures can occur for just about any SharePoint service application and these steps should be applicable for those as well.
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sharepoint_strategery/archive/2013/01/29/troubleshooting-app-management-wcf-end-point-failures.aspx
Regards
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