HTTP Status 500 – Internal Server Error

TypeException Report

Messageorg.springframework.web.util.NestedServletException: Handler dispatch failed; nested exception is java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded

DescriptionThe server encountered an unexpected condition that prevented it from fulfilling the request.

Exception

org.apache.jasper.JasperException: org.springframework.web.util.NestedServletException: Handler dispatch failed; nested exception is java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded
	org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.handleJspException(JspServletWrapper.java:594)
	org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:495)
	org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:395)
	org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:339)
	javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:731)
	org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:52)
	org.springframework.web.filter.CharacterEncodingFilter.doFilterInternal(CharacterEncodingFilter.java:197)
	org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107)

Root Cause

org.springframework.web.util.NestedServletException: Handler dispatch failed; nested exception is java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded
	org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:982)
	org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:901)
	org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:970)
	org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doGet(FrameworkServlet.java:861)
	javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:624)
	org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.service(FrameworkServlet.java:846)
	javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:731)
	org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:52)
	org.apache.jasper.runtime.PageContextImpl.doForward(PageContextImpl.java:750)
	org.apache.jasper.runtime.PageContextImpl.forward(PageContextImpl.java:720)
	org.apache.jsp.index_jsp._jspService(index_jsp.java:84)
	org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:70)
	javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:731)
	org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:472)
	org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:395)
	org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:339)
	javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:731)
	org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:52)
	org.springframework.web.filter.CharacterEncodingFilter.doFilterInternal(CharacterEncodingFilter.java:197)
	org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107)

Root Cause

java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded

Note: The full stack trace of the root cause is available in the server logs.

Apache Tomcat/7.0.92