In April 2024, the BLAST FASTA files in this directory will no longer be available. You can easily generate FASTA files yourself from the formatted BLAST databases by using the BLAST utility blastdbcmd that comes with the standalone BLAST programs. See NCBI Insights for more details https://ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2024/01/25/blast-fasta-unavailable-on-ftp/