Background processing delays
Incident Lifecycle
Incident Timeline
Investigating
The background job backlog has mostly cleared and merge train delays should be significantly reduced. We're keeping this incident in monitoring while we implement performance improvements. More: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/22017
May 7, 2026 at 5:52 PM UTC
Monitoring
We have identified the cause of the background job processing delays. We are working to identify mitigating measures.
May 7, 2026 at 4:45 PM UTC
Monitoring
We are investigating an issue background jobs being processed with delay. The problem is being tracked in https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/22017.
May 7, 2026 at 3:44 PM UTC
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