backport of commit e2f570f (#16403)

Co-authored-by: Poonam Jadhav <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Tu Nguyen <[email protected]>

website/content/docs/agent/limits/init-rate-limits.mdx

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ In order to set limits for traffic, you must first understand regular and peak l
 
 1. Observe the logs and metrics for your application's typical cycle, such as a 24 hour period. Refer to [`log_file`](/consul/docs/agent/config/config-files#log_file) for information about where to retrieve logs. Call the [`/agent/metrics`](/consul/api-docs/agent#view-metrics) HTTP API endpoint and check the data for the following metrics:  
 
-    - `rpc.rate_limit.exceeded.read`
-    - `rpc.rate_limit.exceeded.write`
+    - `rpc.rate_limit.exceeded` with value `global/read` for label `limit_type`
+    - `rpc.rate_limit.exceeded` with value `global/write` for label `limit_type`
 
 1. If the limits are not reached, set the `mode` configuration to `enforcing`. Otherwise adjust and iterate limits.