I believe I figured this out. It most likely appears to have been due to not having Java 17, and possibly about the java args / jar file that I put in the server status page.
The Java 17 fix I found here: Minecraft 1.18 + Java 1.17 - #7 by ulaar
Java Args / Jar File info I found in this post: Minecraft forge 1.18.1 no targetable jar
I’m not sure if I did everything correctly, as the server does not appear to be using as much ram as I would expect relative to how much I allocated, but at least it’s working now. If anyone has further questions on how I “fixed” this issues, feel free to respond.