It's 12th jan and it's (Handle Change) still here

It's (1st image) My friend account and he participated in only one contest and has 4 months old account he can't change his handle because he's participated in only one contest

I joined CF yesterday, initially my handle was holk I just wanted to check , can i change my handle?? guess what somehow it changed my handle holk to helk

is it some kinda glitch or what???