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I'm not sure but it might be using your namespace in the check if it is available (and is therefore waiting for /your_ns/gazebo/apply_joint_effort).

Could you try :

ros::service::waitForService("/gazebo/apply_joint_effort", -1));

That might work, because it is then ignoring your namespace. At least for registering and subscribing topics this is the case.

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