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Add `nginx` error grafana monitoring

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Lead: @cdrini Priority: 3 Theme: Monitoring Theme: Performance Type: Feature Request
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Description

### Feature Request

The idea is to have visibility into why 429s are happening (e.g. which intervention is triggering it). This would also let us monitoring max_conns.

### Breakdown

Implementation Details (for maintainers)

#### Related files

Refer to [this map of common Endpoints](https://docs.openlibrary.org/developers/backend/endpoints.html):
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#### Requirements Checklist
Checklist of requirements that need to be satisfied in order for this issue to be closed:
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#### Stakeholders

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#### Instructions for Contributors

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Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start with the linked map of common Endpoints and identify where nginx 429 responses and max_conns are exposed. Define the Grafana monitoring needed to show why 429s occur and to monitor max_conns, then confirm both views are available and useful before closing the issue.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
grafana, nginx
Domain
observability
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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