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GitLab: Delay in background job processing
Affected components: Background Processing
Timeline of updates
- investigating
We are investigating a delay in background job processing. Users may observe a delay in CI job status updates in the UI. Details in: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/21562
- investigating
Our investigation is ongoing. Users may still observe delays in CI job status updates. Details in: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/21562
- identified
We've identified a potential fix and are working to deploy it. We'll update you once we have a production deployment timeline. Details: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/21562
- identified
The primary fix has been merged and deployment is underway. Full rollout typically takes several hours, so we're pursuing additional mitigations and implementation changes in parallel. Details: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/21562
- monitoring
We are observing improved system metrics and reduced user impact. Mitigations are pending deployment with the goal of preventing future recurrence. This incident will remain in monitoring status as we observe system behavior. Details: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/21562
- monitoring
Monitoring of CI pipelines shows metrics have returned to normal. We will keep monitoring the fix for the next hour. More details: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/21562
- resolved
After monitoring the CI pipelines, we are marking the incident as resolved. More details https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/21562
Rewindex changes for this incident
- Major incident: Delay in background job processing 2026-03-16 16:23 UTC
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