I've never used FontForge myself. I usually suggest it because it's free. So I couldn't tell you why FontForge was generating so many errors.
I tried the site you linked to and it does work very well for Windows Type 1 PostScript of TrueType fonts. I then tried sending various types of Mac fonts and it returns an error message every time of Please select a file to upload before submitting. So the site is pretty obviously geared towards Windows users.
I do wonder whether the associated .pfm files, which fontconverter.org does not ask for, are of any use; my understanding was that the .pfm gives font metrics.
Yes, to perfectly translate a font to another format, your should have access to the metrics. In FontLab, I first open the binary data (the .pfb outlines). Then go to the menu and choose File > Import > Metrics and open the .pfm file. But even so, almost all fonts will translate imperceptibly close to the original without the metrics.