After nearly a week, none seem to be accepting new members.
This also happens when you try to subscribe to a community on a server that has defederated yours.
This breaks rules 3 and 4 but leaving it here because of the high quality answers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP-rGJKSZ3s
Your server sent the subscription request to the community’s server, but the acknowledgement never made it through amidst the chaos of federation. You’re still subscribed.
It’s because the remote instance is getting hugged, or is on an older version. You can try unsubscribing and resubscribing which also sometimes helps.