How to Fix java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded Error in JVM [Solution]

Hello guys, if you are getting  java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded Error in your Java application and wondering how to solve this then read on. As suggested by Java virtual machine, java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded error comes when JVM breached GG overhead limit; which means your application is spending too much of garbage collection time without freeing any meaningful space. Currently Java's HotSpot virtual machine throws "java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded" when 98% of total time is spent in the garbage collection and less than 2% of heap memory is recovered. Now let's find out what are symptoms of this error? Before this out of memory error comes you will see very slow or hung Java application with high CPU usage, because your application is only doing GC.