iMessages and FaceTime failed to authorize

iMessage and FaceTime authorization failed. This iPhone 5s is currently WiFi only and it won't allow me to sign in with Apple ID. If I click sign in with Apple ID it makes the window disappear and does nothing. If I try to sign in with a new Apple ID, it has me sign into my current, but it never gets a chance to fully load because the connection will time out for the original authorization. This is my sisters old phone (factory reset and signed out) and I have never had an iPhone before. SO, how do I get it to allow me to sign in through Apple ID as I assume that’s the only way you can use these without being on a service?