The Execute method of job definition Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.UserProfileImportJob (ID 9f5ac0b2-fac0-4ee0-af16-4239c796c99d) threw an exception

Issue: The Execute method of job definition Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.UserProfileImportJob (ID 9f5ac0b2-fac0-4ee0-af16-4239c796c99d) threw an exception. More information is included below.

There was no endpoint listening at http://pfapms01:5725/ResourceManagementService/MEX that could accept the message. This is often caused by an incorrect address or SOAP action. See InnerException, if present, for more details.

Log:

Log Name:      Application

Source:        Microsoft-SharePoint Products-SharePoint Foundation

Event ID:      6398

Task Category: Timer

Level:         Critical

Description:

The Execute method of job definition Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.UserProfileImportJob (ID 9f5ac0b2-fac0-4ee0-af16-4239c796c99d) threw an exception. More information is included below.

Event Xml:

<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">

 <System>

   <Provider Name="Microsoft-SharePoint Products-SharePoint Foundation" Guid="{6FB7E0CD-52E7-47DD-997A-241563931FC2}" />

   <EventID>6398</EventID>

   <Version>15</Version>

   <Level>1</Level>

   <Task>12</Task>

   <Opcode>0</Opcode>

   <Keywords>0x4000000000000000</Keywords>

   <TimeCreated SystemTime="2014-07-02T05:49:18.750475200Z" />

Solution:

Step: 1 Go to Central Admin > System Settings > Open Manage services on Server in Server section.

Step: 2 First Stop User Profile Synchronization service then User Profile Service

Step: 3 First start User Profile Service then User profile Synchronization Service, provide credential during starting service.