Errors during downloading metadata for repository 'epel-playground':

I am trying to install epel on my centos 8 machine before installing cpulimit package and see following error:

[root@ABCD ~]# dnf install epel-release
Repository epel is listed more than once in the configuration
(fbrepo) centos-8.x - site-packages 110 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
(fbrepo) centos-8.x - site-packages (noarch) 119 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
(fbrepo) centos-8.x - backports 113 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
(fbrepo) Extra packages for Enterprise Linux 8 306 kB/s | 3.8 kB 00:00
(fbrepo) fb-runtime 102 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
(fbrepo) fb-runtime 102 MB/s | 45 MB 00:00
(fbrepo) common 101 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
(fbrepo) any/noarch 81 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
(fbrepo) kernel 149 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
rollingupdates (stable_BaseOS) - 20200616 299 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
rollingupdates (stable_AppStream) - 20200616 234 kB/s | 4.4 kB 00:00
rollingupdates (stable_PowerTools) - 20200616 347 kB/s | 4.4 kB 00:00
rollingupdates (stable_epel) - 20200616 420 kB/s | 5.3 kB 00:00
rollingupdates (stable_epel-modular) - 20200616 131 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
rollingupdates (stable_epel-playground-os) - 20200616 302 kB/s | 3.8 kB 00:00
rollingupdates (stable_site-packages) - 20200616 238 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
rollingupdates (stable_hp_stk) - 20200616 178 kB/s | 2.4 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - Playground - x86_64 0.0 B/s | 0 B 01:00
Errors during downloading metadata for repository ‘epel-playground’:

I have set as below:
[root@ABCD ~]# grep zchunk /etc/dnf/dnf.conf
zchunk = False

When I try curl manually, I see below:

[root@ABCD ~]# curl https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=playground-epel8&arch=x86_64&infra=stock&content=centos
[1] 3710332
[2] 3710333
[3] 3710334
[2]- Done arch=x86_64
[root@ABCD ~]#
[3]+ Done infra=stock
[root@ABCD ~]#
[root@ABCD ~]#
[root@ABCD ~]# curl: (28) Connection timed out after 300002 milliseconds

[1]+ Exit 28 curl https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=playground-epel8
[root@ABCD ~]#

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This is most likely a temporary issue that will be resolved within a few hours.
If the problem is urgent, you can try to work around it using a specific mirror address, or a VPN to change your location.

Please use CentOS support channels for such queries. CentOS is not developed or managed by the Fedora community.

Closing.

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But this was about Fedora’s mirror manager not responding to a query…

Yeh but the fedora infra bits are used for lots of non-fedora projects. So, this should still be reported to the CentOS community who will then look at it or use their channels to inform their infra managers.

(If it were affecting Fedora repos, we’d take it up and notify infra.)

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