I haven't worked with HR at small companies before, so maybe this is completely out of touch, but why would it be so hard for HR to handle two postings for the

I haven't worked with HR at small companies before, so maybe this is completely out of touch, but why would it be so hard for HR to handle two postings for the same rec/headcount? They already presumably have this problem with multiple postings on different platforms? And if they can't handle that to avoid the effects of large ranges on negotiations then the effects must not be worth that much to the company.