33,955 applicants jostle for 2,208 jobs in Cross River state
The advertised 2,208 job vacancies in the Cross River State civil service is being eyed by over33,955 applicants said tp have applied as at the time of filing this report, while a breakdown of the figures showed that the highest number of applicants were for clerical officers.
Penpushing reports that investigation revealed that the Civil Service Commission has shortlisted only 956 applicants, while in a document dated November 19, 2024 showed that the number of applications included 31,818 for the core civil service and 2,137 for the state health sector.
The document said to have been signed by the Chairperson of the Commission, Maurice Effiwatt, indicated that only 750 of the 31,818 applicants for the core service were shortlisted, while 206 of the 2,137 applications for the health sector were shortlisted.
Penpushing further reports that breakdown of the figure showed that applications for clerical officers were the highest, with 8,358 applicants, followed by administrative officers and messengers, with 7,700 and 1,916 applicants, respectively.
The finding equally revealed that three least positions applied for were firemen, drivers and security with 370, 401, and 551 applications respectively, while in similar vein, the health sector, applicants for the nursing profession were the highest with 1,184 followed by that of medical laboratory scientists and public health/environmental health that had 446 and 300 each.
Penpushing also reports that as at the time of filing this report the Civil Service Commission was quoted assuring that respective applicants would be notified of the date and time for the interview.
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