NIFI-15173 NiFi Registry UI does not auto-redirect to /nifi-registry when base URL is accessed

[rahulcse03]

Summary

NIFI-15173

When the URL for NiFi Registry is launched, it does not automatically redirect to the /nifi-registry path. Users must manually append /nifi-registry to the URL in the browser to reach the UI. This is causing confusion, extra user queries, and document-searching by users.

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[exceptionfactory]

Thanks @rahulcse03, as this approach effectively copies the implementation from the NiFi JettyServer, this looks good, and provides a helpful improvement to application access for NiFi Registry. +1 merging