Yum fails with an error "Peer reports it experienced an internal error."

Issue

• yum repolist command fails with the below error:-

  # yum repolist
  Loaded plugins: enabled_repos_upload, langpacks, package_upload, product-id, search-disabled-repos, subscription-manager
  https://cdn.redhat.com/content/dist/rhel/server/7/7Server/x86_64/os/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] curl#35 - "Peer reports it experienced an internal error."
  Trying other mirror.
  https://cdn.redhat.com/content/dist/rhel/server/7/7Server/x86_64/os/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] curl#35 - "Peer reports it experienced an internal error."
  Trying other mirror.
  repo id                                                                                     repo name                                                                                                 status
  rhel-7-server-rpms/7Server/x86_64                             Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server (RPMs)                                      0
  repolist: 0