Aisha Rufai, Secretary, Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, CDCFIB, made the announcement at a news conference in Abuja, on Thursday.
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Mr Rufai said that the board had approved the final phase of the 2019 recruitment, thereby, directing all prospective applicants to check the application portal.
Applicants should visit the application click here from Jan. 17, to check for further information as it would be accessible only for successful candidates. according to her, the portal will not be open to candidates who have not been successful.
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Mr Ahmed Audi, NSCDC Commandant General, stated that the recruitment was specifically for 2019 applicants, adding that after documentation, all successful candidates would be invited for training.
Audi said that 1,477,042 candidates applied in 2019, but was scaled down to 746,762 when some applicants did not meet up with the required height and age as specified in the job publication.
“A total of 217, 000 candidates successfully uploaded their certificates and were shortlisted for the Computer Based Assessment Test (CBAT).
“Out of 113,105 candidates shortlisted, 53,116 sat for the CBAT in December 2020, across the country, and 6,500 were shortlisted for further screening,” he explained.
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According to the commandant general, the recruitment lingered till 2022 due to COVID-19 and the need for proper vetting of candidates.
“Recruitment is a process and it is not easy to vet about 1,000,000 people as vetting is very fundamental and takes a longer time,’’ he said.