Replace $.ajax in username validator with axios

What does this MR do?

Replace $.ajax in username validator with axios

Spec is already covered in /spec/features/users_spec.rb

Are there points in the code the reviewer needs to double check?

None

Why was this MR needed?

jQuery ajax => axios

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Does this MR meet the acceptance criteria?

• Changelog entry added, if necessary
• Documentation created/updated
• API support added
• Tests added for this feature/bug
• Review
  • Has been reviewed by UX
  • Has been reviewed by Frontend
  • Has been reviewed by Backend
  • Has been reviewed by Database
• Conform by the merge request performance guides
• Conform by the style guides
• Squashed related commits together
• Internationalization required/considered
• End-to-end tests pass (package-qa manual pipeline job)

What are the relevant issue numbers?

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/42397