Changes / GitLab / Intermittent HTTP 50X errors when attempting to access to GitLab.com
GitLab: Critical incident: Intermittent HTTP 50X errors when attempting to access to GitLab.com
Summary
Summary pending. The diff below shows exactly what changed.
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What changed
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After: Intermittent HTTP 50X errors when attempting to access to GitLab.com
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After: critical
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After: resolved
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After: 2026-03-06 03:58 UTC
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After: 2026-03-06 06:47 UTC
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After: Website
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After: Users are intermittently seeing HTTP 50X errors when attempting to access to GitLab.com. We will post again when we have material updates.
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After: We have identified the cause is due to excessive traffic against specific endpoints and have implemented mitigation measures. We're continuing to monitor the situation, and are seeing the error rates decrease.
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After: We identified the cause of errors as excessive access by a specific user and implemented mitigation measures. We will continue to monitor the overall status of our services.
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After: This incident has now been mitigated and services are back to normal.
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History of this incident
| When (UTC) | Change | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| Critical incident: Intermittent HTTP 50X errors when attempting to access to GitLab.com (this change) | Major incident |