SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO: crash when sslv3 message fails

I just installed a new version of gitlab, after a fresh install of ssl doesn't work ... it gives SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO: sslv3 message. ssh works fine. the only difference I see is that the old browser says it uses TLS 1.0 and the newer version says it uses 1.2. Since this is not gitlab related, I am posting the issue on stackoverflow ...

$ git clone https://gitlabserver/group/project.git
Cloning into 'project'...
* Couldn't find host gitlabserver in the _netrc file; using defaults
* Adding handle: conn: 0x282d6f8
* Adding handle: send: 0
* Adding handle: recv: 0
* Curl_addHandleToPipeline: length: 1
* - Conn 0 (0x282d6f8) send_pipe: 1, recv_pipe: 0
* About to connect() to gitlabserver port 443 (#0)
*   Trying gitlabserver...
* Connected to gitlabserver port 443 (#0)
* successfully set certificate verify locations:
*   CAfile: c:/Users/lanid/curl-ca-bundle.crt
  CApath: none
* error:14077410:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:sslv3 alert handshake failure

* Closing connection 0
fatal: unable to access 'https://gitlabserver/group/project.git/': error:14077410:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:sslv3 alert handshake failure

      

        
        
        
      

    

Here is the OpenSSL result s_client

when tested with TLS 1.0 and SNI:

openssl s_client -connect <hostname>:<port> -tls1 -servername <hostname>

Loading 'screen' into random state - done
CONNECTED(00000208)
8008:error:14094410:SSL routines:SSL3_READ_BYTES:sslv3 alert handshake failure:.\ssl\s3_pkt.c:1126:SSL alert number 40
8008:error:1409E0E5:SSL routines:SSL3_WRITE_BYTES:ssl handshake failure:.\ssl\s3_pkt.c:547:

      

        
        
        
      

    

Same command for another server with the same setup, but the old version file works ...