File transfer - admin override application file size limits on .com
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To prevent misuse, both direct transfer and File-based Import via remote storage and AWS S3 set maximum download sizes of 5GB for Direct Transfer and 10GB for File-based Import. An ops flag, import_admin_override_max_file_size, was added in #519759 (closed) to allow admins to bypass bulk_import_max_download_file_size and max_decompressed_archive_size in direct transfer, but not for file transfer.
Problem
There are valid situations where PS and Customer Support must import repositories larger than the allowed limit. In such cases, it would be beneficial for them to bypass these limits.
Proposed solution
Allow file size limits configured by application settings to be bypassed when an admin starts the migration, and import_admin_override_max_file_size is enabled for file transfer similar to its implementation in direct transfer.
Note that, as mentioned in #519759 (comment 2371352760), this solution merely removes the file size validation; both Direct Transfer and File-based Import will still be constrained by the available Sidekiq disk size for processing the files.