Fix handling of short gzip metadata files

What does this MR do and why?

Previously if a gzip file were less than 10 bytes, HttpIO#read(10) would return a blank string instead of nil. This could cause Zlib::GzipReader to spin indefinitely, waiting for data that is not present.

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Relates to https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/372134

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