webpages on localhost do not load in Google Chrome browser

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Unable to open a webpage on localhost in Google Chrome browser
  • Chrome browser shows "This page isn't working" "localhost didn't send any data" "ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE"
  • Chrome browser shows "This site can't be reached" "ERR_CONNECTION_RESET"
  • Chrome attempts to resolve localhost to IPv6

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
  • Google Chrome browser

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