I'm running a workspace that collects some 12 feature layers from a couple of WFS services on a daily basis. Whenever the services don't respond properly, I get a "ows:ExceptionReport", typically "Unable to obtain connection".
However, the log file doesn't tell me what feature layer failed. It tells me it fetched the capabilities document, and it tells me it fetched the "DescribeFeatureType" document, but not what feature type it concerned.
I think it would be beneficial - and a fairly small issue - to enhance the WFS Reader logging to include this important tidbit: the name of the feature layer that prompts a connection exception.
Cheers