When you apply for a internal position it will email you and your direct manager and email saying which job you applied for. If you have not been in that job for a year or are under a PIP it will automatically reject the submission. Yes your management can affect you getting that job but (I don't think) they can reject automatically on there end. Now they can look up the req see who is the hiring manager and tell them to reject your application. Typically when your management screws your out of a position it's because they want to impose a 90 or greater day hold for releaseing you. Now that is a higher level agreent typically between VPs or perhaps directors. HR guidelines are 30days max, however this is Windstream and it's @$$ backwards so buddy system rules here... I would reach out to HR and ask them why this is happening. Just to screw over your bosses, and then exit to an external position....
OP by @Wkh0PMz-myl . Thought more people should see this