The Nigeria Customs Service has received 573,519 applications for 3,927 job positions, just one week after the recruitment portal was opened, following the Federal Government’s approval to recruit 3,927 officers into the NCS, SAVANNAH NEWSNOW REPORTS.
Abdullahi Maiwada, the NCS National Public Relations Officer, disclosed that the recruitment drive had received an overwhelming response, and provided a breakdown of the number of applicants, categorizing them into support staff, who are professionals, and general duty officers.
“For general duty, we have three categories of ranks. Under the superintendent cadre (general duty), we have 249,218 candidates who applied.
“Under the superintendent cadre (support staff), he said, “We have 27,722 applicants with HNDs and university degrees.
“For the inspector cadre, which includes those expected to apply with a National Certificate in Education (NCE) or a National Diploma, we have 115,634 applicants for general duty and 12,952 for support staff.
“As for the customs assistant cadre, these are applicants expected to apply with secondary school certificates. There are two categories: those who have a minimum of five credits, including Mathematics and English, and those without Mathematics and English.
“For general duty, we have 153,593 applicants, while for support staff, we have 14,400,” Maiwada stated.
