Document what Actions will do during an incident (#18233)

* Update about-github-hosted-runners.md

* Update about-github-hosted-runners.md

* Apply suggestions from code review

Co-authored-by: Lucas Costi <lucascosti@users.noreply.github.com>

* Moved availability statement into reusable

* Fixed reusable

* Update about-github-hosted-runners.md

Co-authored-by: Lucas Costi <lucascosti@users.noreply.github.com>

Author: Martin Lopes

content/actions/hosting-your-own-runners/about-self-hosted-runners.md

@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ There are some limits on {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} usage whe
 {% data reusables.github-actions.usage-api-requests %}
 - **Job matrix** - {% data reusables.github-actions.usage-matrix-limits %}
 
+### Workflow continuity for self-hosted runners
+
+{% data reusables.github-actions.runner-workflow-continuity %}
+
 ### Supported architectures and operating systems for self-hosted runners
 
 The following operating systems are supported for the self-hosted runner application.

content/actions/using-github-hosted-runners/about-github-hosted-runners.md

@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ You can specify the runner type for each job in a workflow. Each job in a workfl
 
 {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} hosts macOS runners in {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}'s own macOS Cloud.
 
+#### Workflow continuity for {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}-hosted runners
+
+{% data reusables.github-actions.runner-workflow-continuity %}
+
+In addition, if the workflow run has been successfully queued, but has not been processed by a {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}-hosted runner within 45 minutes, then the queued workflow run is discarded.
+
 #### Administrative privileges of {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}-hosted runners
 
 The Linux and macOS virtual machines both run using passwordless `sudo`. When you need to execute commands or install tools that require more privileges than the current user, you can use `sudo` without needing to provide a password. For more information, see the "[Sudo Manual](https://www.sudo.ws/man/1.8.27/sudo.man.html)."
@@ -42,7 +48,6 @@ Windows virtual machines are configured to run as administrators with User Accou
 
 ### Supported runners and hardware resources
 
-
 Hardware specification for Windows and Linux virtual machines:
 - 2-core CPU
 - 7 GB of RAM memory

data/reusables/github-actions/runner-workflow-continuity.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+If {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} services are temporarily unavailable, then a workflow run is discarded if it has not been queued within 30 minutes of being triggered. For example, if a workflow is triggered and the {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} services are unavailable for 31 minutes or longer, then the workflow run will not be processed.