Recruitment: Board releases lists of successful Immigration, Fire, NSCDC, NCoS applicants
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At a glance
- The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has announced successful applicants for its 2024/2025 paramilitary recruitment.
- Successful candidates from the November 2025 Computer-Based Test (CBT) will proceed to physical screening and document verification.
- Applicants are advised to check the official recruitment portal between June 15 and 20 to verify their status and upload credentials.
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has released the lists of successful applicants following the November 2025 Online Computer-Based Test (CBT) for its board and paramilitary recruitment. The announcement, made by the board's Secretary, retired Major General Abdulmalik Jibril, in Abuja, marks a significant step for thousands of aspiring candidates.
Applicants are required to log in using the application number generated at the time of initial registration.
The recruitment exercise encompasses several key agencies, including the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), the Federal Fire Service (FFS), and the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). Successful applicants are now slated to move to the next crucial stage: physical screening and document verification.
Candidates who participated in the online CBT are instructed to log in to the board's official recruitment portal, recruitment.cdcfib.gov.ng, between June 15 and June 20. During this period, they must verify their application status and upload necessary credentials. The portal will also allow shortlisted applicants to select their preferred date and venue for the physical screening.
The general public is advised to ignore fake recruitment messages, fraudulent links and unauthorised persons claiming to represent the board.
Emphasizing the integrity of the process, Mr. Jibril reiterated that the recruitment exercise is entirely free. He warned the public against fraudulent individuals or groups claiming to offer assistance with shortlisting, venue allocation, or final selection, urging them to ignore fake messages and unauthorized links. All official updates will be communicated exclusively through the CDCFIB recruitment portal and approved channels. The board assured Nigerians of its commitment to a transparent, credible, and merit-based recruitment process.
The boardโs commitment to ensuring that the recruitment exercise was conducted transparently, credibly, and merit-based in consonance with extant rules guiding recruitment processes.
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