Board releases lists of successful NSCDC, NIS, NCoS applicants
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At a glance
- The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board has released the names of successful applicants from the November 2025 recruitment online test.
- Successful candidates are directed to the board's official recruitment portal to verify their status and prepare for the next stage: physical screening and document verification.
- The board reiterated that the recruitment exercise is free and warned the public against fake messages and unauthorized individuals claiming to offer assistance.
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has announced the names of candidates who successfully passed the November 2025 Online Computer-Based Test for paramilitary recruitment. The announcement was made on Saturday in Abuja by the board's Secretary, retired Maj.-Gen. Abdulmalik Jibril.
Applicants are required to log in using the application number generated at the time of initial registration.
The recruitment drive includes positions within the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, the Nigerian Correctional Service, Federal Fire Service, and Nigeria Immigration Service. Successful applicants are now required to proceed to the next phase of the exercise, which involves physical screening and document verification. They can access the board's official recruitment portal at https://recruitment.cdcfib.gov.ng between June 15 and June 20 to check their status and upload necessary credentials.
Shortlisted applicants are required to upload their credentials, select a date and venue of their choice for physical screening.
Applicants must log in using their initial registration application number and select their preferred date and venue for the physical screening. The CDCFIB secretary stressed that the recruitment process remains entirely free of charge. He strongly advised applicants against paying any money to individuals, agents, or organizations claiming to facilitate shortlisting, venue allocation, or final selection. The public is urged to disregard any fake recruitment messages or fraudulent links, as all official updates will be communicated solely through the CDCFIB recruitment portal and approved channels. Jibril assured Nigerians of the board's commitment to a transparent, credible, and merit-based recruitment exercise.
The recruitment exercise remained absolutely free, hence, no money should be paid by applicants to any individual, agent, group or organisation claiming to render assistance with shortlisting, venue allocation, document upload, access to screening venue or final selection.
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