# GitLab: Elevated errors in background job processing

> GitLab status incident “Elevated errors in background job processing” on 2026-06-18: impact minor (vendor’s label), 2.8 h, 2 update(s). Archived by Rewindex.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/company/gitlab/incidents/6a33fa8ef7a0500610c184bd
Last updated: 2026-06-18T16:48:00Z

- Impact (vendor’s label): minor
- Status: resolved
- Started: 2026-06-18 14:02 UTC · Resolved: 2026-06-18 16:48 UTC · Duration: 2.8 h
- Updates: 2 · Affected components: Background Processing
- [Vendor status page: https://status.gitlab.com/pages/incident/5b36dc6502d06804c08349f7/6a33fa8ef7a0500610c184bd](https://status.gitlab.com/pages/incident/5b36dc6502d06804c08349f7/6a33fa8ef7a0500610c184bd)
- [Company: GitLab](https://rewindex.com/company/gitlab.md)

## Timeline of updates

- **identified** 2026-06-18 14:02 UTC: We've identified a recent code change as the likely cause of elevated Sidekiq job execution errors on the low-urgency-cpu-bound shard, which may delay processing of some background jobs. Mitigations are in progress. We'll continue to update as soon as the mitigation is merged and deployed.
- **resolved** 2026-06-18 16:48 UTC: A recent code change was rolled back and the error rates have subsided since it was merged. Our team has been monitoring and performance has returned to expected levels. This incident is now resolved. https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work\_items/22335

## Cite this

Status incident (vendor impact label: minor) posted by GitLab, started 2026-06-18 14:02 UTC, resolved after 2.8 h, 2 update(s).

- Canonical URL: https://rewindex.com/company/gitlab/incidents/6a33fa8ef7a0500610c184bd
- Citation: GitLab, “Elevated errors in background job processing” (2026-06-18 14:02 UTC). Archived by Rewindex: https://rewindex.com/company/gitlab/incidents/6a33fa8ef7a0500610c184bd (CC BY 4.0).
- Markdown link: `[GitLab: Elevated errors in background job processing (2026-06-18)](https://rewindex.com/company/gitlab/incidents/6a33fa8ef7a0500610c184bd)`


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