Can't upload zip files for extraction

Its probably the case that your file is over the file size limit:

I think in reality the limit is just under 10mb. due to rounding.

The best way to upload a large zip file is to unzip it on your computer, and then use a tool like filezilla to upload. But if you feel you have to upload it as a zip file, the file manager has “upload and unzip”

From my understanding thats not got the same file size limits but does require a zip file, not a tar.gz file