21 Federal Civil Service Directors Fail Permanent Secretary Exams

Twenty-one directors in the Federal Civil Service have failed
the written examinations set for the appointment of the vacant
permanent secretaries.

A document signed by Sunny Echocho, titled ‘Re; Selection
exercise for the appointment of permanent secretaries in the
federal civil service,’ and dated June 1, 2021, announced the
result on behalf of the examination committee.

The document disclosed they scored below the 50 percent
threshold necessary to advance to the final stage of the
exercise.

The least score by any candidate in the examination was 33.5 per
cent while the highest was 68.5 per cent.

Names of the candidates were, however, not indicated on the
document as they were only identified by their service numbers.

The written examinations were held in Abuja on Monday for the
retiring permanent secretaries from Ekiti, Enugu, Katsina, Lagos
and Nasarawa States. The test to appraise their grasp of policy
knowledge featured 46 substantive directors on Salary Grade Level
17.

The remaining 25 candidates who passed the examination, scoring
50 and above, qualified for the next stage of the selection process
which was held Thursday. They were grilled on their ICT
Proficiency, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint presentation.

The final stage of the selection process is an interactive
session with a broad-based panel of experts and practitioners.

The candidates are competing to fill the vacancies of retired
permanent secretaries and those retiring this year in five states
of the federation.

Twenty-one directors in the Federal Civil Service have failed
the written examinations set for the appointment of the vacant
permanent secretaries.

A document signed by Sunny Echocho, titled ‘Re; Selection
exercise for the appointment of permanent secretaries in the
federal civil service,’ and dated June 1, 2021, announced the
result on behalf of the examination committee.

The document disclosed they scored below the 50 percent
threshold necessary to advance to the final stage of the
exercise.

The least score by any candidate in the examination was 33.5 per
cent while the highest was 68.5 per cent.

Names of the candidates were, however, not indicated on the
document as they were only identified by their service numbers.

The written examinations were held in Abuja on Monday for the
retiring permanent secretaries from Ekiti, Enugu, Katsina, Lagos
and Nasarawa States. The test to appraise their grasp of policy
knowledge featured 46 substantive directors on Salary Grade Level
17.

The remaining 25 candidates who passed the examination, scoring
50 and above, qualified for the next stage of the selection process
which was held Thursday. They were grilled on their ICT
Proficiency, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint presentation.

The final stage of the selection process is an interactive
session with a broad-based panel of experts and practitioners.

The candidates are competing to fill the vacancies of retired
permanent secretaries and those retiring this year in five states
of the federation.