For anyone else who has this issue, i have the solution. Note: I'm on lollipop, not sure if this works for kitkat
Hold down on the notification in the notification center till it turns gray, has the name of the application, and has an "i" in a white bubble (colors can vary depending modifications)
Press the "i" and when the new window comes up, press "force stop"
The notification will disappear and everything will work like normal, not sure what the notification means but it doesn't seem to affect the connectivity at all.