A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
The example under "A minimal Http server example is shown below:"
contains the line:
HttpServer server = HttpServer.create(new InetSocketAddress(8000));
but there is no such method. An extra "int backlog" parameter is required.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
HttpServer server = HttpServer.create(new InetSocketAddress(8000), 0);
ACTUAL -
HttpServer server = HttpServer.create(new InetSocketAddress(8000));

URL OF FAULTY DOCUMENTATION :
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/jre/api/net/httpserver/spec/index.html