[Transient] Multiple specs failing on staging with - Fabrication of QA::Resource::Sandbox using the API failed (400) - Failed to save group {:path=\u003e["has already been taken"]}

Summary

Jobs:

• https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/quality/staging/-/jobs/1139768
• https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/quality/staging/-/jobs/1139769

Failing Specs:

• 3_create/repository/push_over_http_spec.rb:21 # Create Git push over HTTP pushes to a project using a specific Praefect repository storage
• 7_configure/auto_devops/create_project_with_auto_devops_spec.rb:120 # Configure Auto DevOps runs an AutoDevOps pipeline
• 2_plan/issue_boards/focus_mode_spec.rb:16 # Plan Issue board focus mode focuses on issue board
• 2_plan/issue/check_mentions_for_xss_spec.rb:6 # Plan check xss occurence in @mentions in issues mentions a user in a comment

Stack trace

• Sentry: https://sentry.gitlab.net/gitlab/staginggitlabcom/issues/1560872

      QA::Resource::ApiFabricator::ResourceFabricationFailedError:
        Fabrication of QA::Resource::Sandbox using the API failed (400) with `{"message":"Failed to save group {:path=\u003e[\"has already been taken\"]}"}`.
      # ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:101:in `api_post'
      # ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:33:in `fabricate_via_api!'
      # ./qa/resource/sandbox.rb:43:in `rescue in fabricate_via_api!'
      # ./qa/resource/sandbox.rb:40:in `fabricate_via_api!'
      # ./qa/resource/base.rb:46:in `block (2 levels) in fabricate_via_api!'
      # ./qa/resource/base.rb:135:in `log_fabrication'
      # ./qa/resource/base.rb:46:in `block in fabricate_via_api!'
      # ./qa/resource/base.rb:118:in `do_fabricate!'
      # ./qa/resource/base.rb:45:in `fabricate_via_api!'
      # ./qa/resource/group.rb:11:in `block in <class:Group>'
      # ./qa/resource/base.rb:108:in `instance_exec'
      # ./qa/resource/base.rb:108:in `attribute_value'
      # ./qa/resource/base.rb:94:in `populate_attribute'
      # ./qa/resource/base.rb:161:in `block (2 levels) in attribute'
      # ./qa/resource/group.rb:58:in `api_get_path'
      # ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:81:in `api_get'
      # ./qa/resource/group.rb:52:in `fabricate_via_api!'
      # ./qa/resource/base.rb:46:in `block (2 levels) in fabricate_via_api!'
      # ./qa/resource/base.rb:135:in `log_fabrication'
      # ./qa/resource/base.rb:46:in `block in fabricate_via_api!'
      # ./qa/resource/base.rb:118:in `do_fabricate!'
      # ./qa/resource/base.rb:45:in `fabricate_via_api!'
      # ./qa/resource/base.rb:19:in `fabricate!'
      # ./qa/resource/project.rb:25:in `block in <class:Project>'
      # ./qa/resource/base.rb:108:in `instance_exec'
      # ./qa/resource/base.rb:108:in `attribute_value'
      # ./qa/resource/base.rb:94:in `populate_attribute'
      # ./qa/resource/base.rb:161:in `block (2 levels) in attribute'
      # ./qa/resource/project.rb:29:in `block in <class:Project>'
      # ./qa/resource/base.rb:108:in `instance_exec'
      # ./qa/resource/base.rb:108:in `attribute_value'
      # ./qa/resource/base.rb:94:in `populate_attribute'
      # ./qa/resource/base.rb:161:in `block (2 levels) in attribute'
      # ./qa/resource/project.rb:84:in `api_get_path'
      # ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:81:in `api_get'
      # ./qa/resource/project.rb:78:in `fabricate_via_api!'
      # ./qa/resource/base.rb:46:in `block (2 levels) in fabricate_via_api!'
      # ./qa/resource/base.rb:135:in `log_fabrication'
      # ./qa/resource/base.rb:46:in `block in fabricate_via_api!'
      # ./qa/resource/base.rb:118:in `do_fabricate!'
      # ./qa/resource/base.rb:45:in `fabricate_via_api!'
      # ./qa/specs/features/browser_ui/7_configure/auto_devops/create_project_with_auto_devops_spec.rb:8:in `block (2 levels) in <module:QA>'
      # ./qa/specs/features/browser_ui/7_configure/auto_devops/create_project_with_auto_devops_spec.rb:15:in `block (2 levels) in <module:QA>'

 # --- Caused by: ---
      # QA::Resource::ApiFabricator::ResourceNotFoundError:
      #   Resource at https://staging.gitlab.com/api/v4/groups/gitlab-qa-sandbox-group?private_token=[MASKED] could not be found (500): `{"message":"500 Internal Server Error"}`.

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