```ts
/**
 * Render a value as fixed-width unsigned binary, nibble-grouped.
 */
export function formatBits(value: number, width: number): string {
  if (!Number.isInteger(value) || value < 0) {
    throw new Error("value must be a non-negative integer");
  }
  if (width % 4 !== 0 || width > 32) {
    throw new Error("width must be a positive multiple of four not exceeding 32");
  }
  if (value >= 1 << width) {
    throw new Error("value does not fit in the specified width");
  }

  const binary = value.toString(2).padStart(width, '0');
  return binary.match(/.{4}/g)?.join(' ') ?? '';
}
```