The Rivers State Government has started the physical screening process for hiring 7,000 qualified candidates into the state civil service.
This occurred four months after the state Civil Service Commission was instructed to hire 10,000 new employees for the state civil service by the immediate-past governor, Nyesom Wike.
Some candidates have already verified getting text messages asking them to interview.
Clifford Walter, the chairman of the Civil Service Commission, told reporters that only 7,000 of the 10,000 candidates had received messages and would be scheduled for interviews for positions in the regular civil service.
In order to meet the increased demand for teachers in the state, Walter said that 2,000 vacancies had been allocated to the state primary and post-primary schools board.
He said that the Judicial Service Commission and Health Management Board had each been allocated roughly 450 slots to hire judges, physicians, and health officials, respectively.
According to Walter:
“The total number to be employed is about 10,000 youths. The governor, in his magnanimity, directed that because of the shortage in the teaching aspect of the service, 1,000 slots have been allocated to the Primary Schools Board to employ teachers.
“Also, another 1,000 to the Post-Primary schools’ Board for teachers. And then 250 to the Judicial Service Commission for legal officers and all that. Then about 200 to the Health Management Board for health officers and doctors.
“So, we are now left with a mainstream number of 7, 500. So, this is the number of people we are going to interview within this period under review.”
Walter stated that selected applicants will receive appointment letters following the physical verification.
cc: Punch Ng
