Add docs for rate limiter on raw endpointsadd-rate-limiter-on-raw-endpoint-docs

The section was included on security/raw_limits and on the admin area
settings.

Related to https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/48717

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+# Rate limits on raw endpoints
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+> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/30829) in GitLab 12.2.
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+This setting allows you to rate limit the requests to raw endpoints, defaults to `300` requests per minute. 
+It can be modified in **Admin Area > Network > Performance Optimization**.
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+For example, requests over `300` per minute to `https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/raw/master/app/controllers/application_controller.rb` will be blocked.
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+![Rate limits on raw endpoints](img/rate_limits_on_raw_endpoints.png)
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+This limit is:
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+- Applied independently per project, per commit and per file path.
+- Not applied per IP address.
+- Active by default. To disable, set the option to `0`.