Parents demand answers over delayed civil service recruitment
The National Association of Concerned Parents (NACP) has called on the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) to explain the prolonged delay in concluding its recruitment exercise, saying thousands of young Nigerians have been left in uncertainty for an extended period.
Addressing a news conference in Yenagoa on Thursday, the association’s National President, Nantip Namdap, and National Secretary, Obong Akpan, urged the Chairman of the FCSC, Prof. Tunji Olaopa, to provide Nigerians with a clear explanation for the delay and a timetable for completing the recruitment process.
Nathan Tamarapreye, Yenagoa
The National Association of Concerned Parents (NACP) has called on the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) to explain the prolonged delay in concluding its recruitment exercise, saying thousands of young Nigerians have been left in uncertainty for an extended period.
Addressing a news conference in Yenagoa on Thursday, the association’s National President, Nantip Namdap, and National Secretary, Obong Akpan, urged the Chairman of the FCSC, Prof. Tunji Olaopa, to provide Nigerians with a clear explanation for the delay and a timetable for completing the recruitment process.
The briefing, titled “A Generation Kept Waiting: The Federal Civil Service Commission Owes Nigerian Youths an Explanation,” expressed concern over what the group described as the commission’s prolonged silence since applications were submitted.
The FCSC opened its recruitment portal in January 2025, inviting qualified Nigerians to apply for vacancies in the federal civil service. At the time, the commission’s Head of Press and Public Relations, Taiwo Hassan, announced that the vacancies had been advertised on the commission’s website and in selected national newspapers.
Applicants were required to submit documents including their curriculum vitae, academic certificates, birth certificates or declarations of age, local government identification and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge or exemption certificates.
According to the association, the application process should represent more than a routine administrative exercise, describing it as an opportunity for young Nigerians to achieve financial independence and contribute meaningfully to national development.
The group lamented that many applicants have remained in limbo since submitting their applications, with no aptitude test conducted, no clear timeline released and no official explanation provided by the commission.
It argued that the delay had gone beyond an administrative issue, saying it had disrupted careers, delayed life plans and worsened the frustration of young Nigerians already grappling with unemployment and economic hardship.
“Every month of delay represents another month of lost opportunity for qualified Nigerians who simply seek the chance to compete fairly for public service,” the association said.
The parents maintained that the commission has a duty not only to recruit competent personnel but also to conduct the exercise with transparency, efficiency and accountability.
They urged the FCSC to provide regular updates, communicate any challenges affecting the exercise and publish a revised timetable if the recruitment process has been delayed.
“If unforeseen challenges have delayed the recruitment process, they should be communicated openly. If there is a revised timetable, it should be made public. Transparency builds trust; silence erodes it,” the association stated.
The group added that public institutions exist to serve the people and that timely communication is a fundamental part of that responsibility.
It urged the commission to restore public confidence by providing clarity and concluding the recruitment exercise without further delay, stressing that the aspirations of thousands of young Nigerians should not be left in indefinite uncertainty.
