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GitLab: Intermittent HTTP 50X errors when attempting to access to GitLab.com

Affected components: Website

Timeline of updates

1. investigating2026-03-06 03:58 UTC

   Users are intermittently seeing HTTP 50X errors when attempting to access to GitLab.com. We will post again when we have material updates.

2. monitoring2026-03-06 04:06 UTC

   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.

3. monitoring2026-03-06 04:14 UTC

   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.

4. resolved2026-03-06 06:47 UTC

   This incident has now been mitigated and services are back to normal.

Rewindex changes for this incident

• Critical incident: Intermittent HTTP 50X errors when attempting to access to GitLab.com 2026-03-06 03:58 UTC

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