Bounty: Fix Eviction Detection Timeout in Offline Validator Test

Tier: M — 60,000 XTM

Description

The "Offline validator gets evicted" cucumber test times out waiting for VN1 to list VN5 as evicted. The step looks for an eviction file at validator_node/VN1/data/layer_one_transactions which never appears. This may be a timing issue (eviction takes longer than the test timeout allows) or the eviction proof file path/mechanism may have changed. Investigate the root cause and fix the test.

Acceptance Criteria

• The I wait for VN1 to list VN5 as evicted in EVICT_PROOF step completes successfully
• "Offline validator gets evicted" scenario passes end-to-end
• Root cause is documented in the PR description (timeout too short, path changed, or logic bug)

Context

• Issue opened by @sdbondi
• Error: Timeout waiting for eviction file at path .../validator_node/VN1/data/layer_one_transactions
• Affected step: integration_tests/tests/steps/validator_node.rs:619
• Affected scenario in tests/features/eviction.feature

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