This code should be added as t-sql step of the job and schedule it for every 5 min or as per your requirement it will monitor the url given by you and will send the mail when the application is down. It will also take care of certification errors(Ignore the Errors).It will be very useful and also does not require any third party stuff.Here I added few steps to enable ole automation to be enabled temperorly and again turning it off if you disabled that option for security reasons.