JUST IN: 40 Federal Civil Service Directors Fail Permanent Secretary Promotional Exam

• Federal civil service directors fail qualifying exam for permanent secretary appointments.

• Exam results show 40 out of 92 directors scored below 50 percent.

• Selection process for new permanent secretaries in progress, led by Head of Civil Service, Folashade Yemi-Esan.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that a substantial portion of federal civil service directors did not pass the qualifying examination for permanent secretary appointments.

As reported by the Nation, among the 92 directors who took the May 27, 2024 exam, 40 scored below 50 percent, signifying failure.

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Furthermore, three directors were absent, and one couldn’t finish the exam.

The examination was part of the selection process for appointing new permanent secretaries to fill existing and forthcoming vacancies in various states, including Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Ebonyi, Jigawa, Ondo, Zamfara, and regions within the South-East and South-South.

The Office of the Head of Civil Service, led by Folashade Yemi-Esan, has been working to address these vacancies through a rigorous selection process.

The eligibility criteria for appointment as permanent secretaries include having reached the position of substantive director on salary grade level 17 by January 1, 2022, updating records on the IPPIS Verification Portal, being from the specified states or geopolitical zones, and not retiring before December 31, 2025.

Officers currently undergoing disciplinary procedures are excluded from the selection process.

The next phase of the selection procedure will involve an ICT-based assessment, as disclosed in a memorandum dated May 28, 2024, from the Office of the Head of Service.

This development comes as the federal government continues to work towards addressing the prevailing and forthcoming vacancies in the federal civil service.

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The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan, had earlier outlined the details of the selection process in a circular addressed to key government figures, including the Chief of Staff to the President and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

The circular emphasized the importance of adhering to eligibility criteria and maintaining a clean disciplinary record.

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