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Handling overload

A service receives 30% more traffic than it can handle for several minutes. Which approach keeps the most users happy?

A.Use a large unbounded queue so no request is ever rejectedB.Increase client timeouts so requests have more time to finishC.Use bounded queues and shed excess load early (for example, fast 503s or dropping requests that have waited too long), ideally by priorityD.Restart all instances so they start fresh

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