1. A method, comprising: obtaining one or more messages from a designated network cell over a common channel; attempting decoding of the one or more messages; tracking respective errors encountered during the attempted decoding of the one or more messages, wherein the tracking comprises maintaining a count of erroneous messages encountered during the attempted decoding of the one or more messages; and initiating an avoidance procedure associated with barred network cells with respect to the designated network cell according to respective tracked errors associated with the attempted decoding of the one or more messages, wherein the initiating comprises initiating the avoidance procedure associated with barred network cells with respect to the designated network cell upon determining that the count exceeds a predetermined threshold.