Unable to reach Pihole web interface

The issue isn't with pihole-FTL, which runs on port 53. The issue is with lighttpd, which is on port 80. You can either change the lighttpd port or the nginx port, or remove nginx completely.

A permanent way to change the lighttpd port is:

https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/lighttpd-daemon-wont-start/44985/13