Update usage ping cron behavior
What does this MR do?
Modify the behavior of the usage ping to avoid overloading the version service.
- Splay the start by sleeping up to one minute.
- Adjust sideikiq retries to try up to approximately three hours.
- Randomize the minute fully within the hour.
- Psudo-randomize the day of the week based on the instance UUID.
Does this MR meet the acceptance criteria?
Conformity
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Performance and testing
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Review and add/update tests for this feature/bug. Consider all test levels. See the Test Planning Process. -
Tested in all supported browsers
Security
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Label as security and @ mention @gitlab-com/gl-security/appsec
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Edited by Ben Kochie