If you want to limit your bandwidth in Linux you could use trickle or wondershaper, to limit a process use this:
trickle -u 100 -d 500 wget http://example.com
trickle -u[up] -d [down] [program]
for a global limit use:
wondershaper eth0 500 100
wondershaper [interface] [down] [up]
for remove :
wondershaper clear [interface]