fix(inputs.prometheus): Set the timeout for slow running API endpoints correctly

[ZPascal]

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resolves #12485

Description:
The issue was related to a missed timeout configuration inside http client to establish a connection to an slow responsed Promtheus endpoint.

[powersj]

Thanks for tracking this down and putting up a PR! Two comments inline

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[powersj]

Thank you!

[srebhan]

Looks good to me. Thanks for the nice fix @ZPascal!