[11.9] Resolve "Error retrieving approval settings when relative URL in use"

What does this MR do?

This is the 11.9 stable port of https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/merge_requests/10819

Does this MR meet the acceptance criteria?

Conformity

• Changelog entry
• Documentation created/updated or follow-up review issue created
• Code review guidelines
• Merge request performance guidelines
• Style guides
• Database guides
• Separation of EE specific content

Performance and testing

• Review and add/update tests for this feature/bug. Consider all test levels. See the Test Planning Process.
• Tested in all supported browsers

Closes #11107 (closed)