Board warns job applicants against fake recruitment update

The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has issued a stern warning to job applicants, urging them to disregard a fraudulent recruitment update circulating online. The fake notice falsely claimed that a status-check portal for the next phase of the board's recruitment would open on Monday, August 3.

The CDCFIB shared a copy of the purported "Official Announcement" on its X handle Sunday, prominently marking it with a red "FAKE" watermark. The forged document suggested that candidates who underwent the recent medical screening could check their recruitment status via the official portal starting August 3. It also stated that shortlisted candidates would advance to subsequent stages, including fitness assessments and oral examinations.

The fake notice bore an electronic signature attributed to the Secretary of the Board, Major General A.M. Jibril (retd.), and was dated August 1, 2026. However, the CDCFIB has officially disowned the document, emphasizing that applicants should only trust information disseminated through its verified communication channels.

This warning comes amidst the ongoing 2025 recruitment exercise for various services, including the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Nigeria Immigration Service, Federal Fire Service, and Nigeria Correctional Service. Thousands of applicants nationwide have applied, and the process has progressed through physical and medical screening stages. The medical screening was conducted on June 22, 2026, and there has been no official update regarding the subsequent phases.