Add timeouts and retry to conference service calls

[RUKAYAT-CODER]

Background

External conference API calls can hang indefinitely. Add request timeouts and bounded retries.

Files to modify (2-3)

src/services/videoConferenceService.ts
src/services/conferenceService.ts

Acceptance Criteria

Implemented across the listed files

Unit/integration tests added or updated and passing

No regression; follows project coding standards

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Proposed Approach:

Timeout & Retry Logic (src/services/videoConferenceService.ts & src/services/conferenceService.ts): Configure explicit HTTP request timeouts (e.g., via AbortController or client configs) and implement bounded retry policies with exponential backoff for transient failures to prevent external conference API calls from hanging indefinitely.

Error Handling & Resilience: Ensure terminal network errors and timeout events fail gracefully without leaving hanging promises or blocking service consumers.

Testing & Verification: Add unit/integration tests asserting that requests time out after the designated threshold, retry the configured number of times on transient errors, and resolve successfully when retries succeed.

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