The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has partnered with the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) to digitize recruitment and promotion examinations across Nigeria.
According to JAMB’s weekly bulletin, the Chairman of FCSC, Prof. Tunji Olaopa, revealed this development during a courtesy visit to JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, at the board’s headquarters in Bwari, Abuja.
Prof. Olaopa stated that the collaboration aims to leverage JAMB’s robust infrastructure to enhance the recruitment and promotion process within the civil service. In response, Prof. Oloyede assured that JAMB would provide full support by administering the examinations through its credible Computer-Based Test (CBT) system.
“The chairman informed the registrar that his mission was to utilize JAMB’s facilities to strengthen ongoing reforms in the recruitment and promotion processes. In turn, Prof. Oloyede pledged to assist the Commission in conducting its examinations with the same credibility and efficiency applied to university entrance exams,” the bulletin stated.
Emphasizing JAMB’s commitment to integrity, Oloyede noted that the board carefully selects its partners based on credibility rather than financial considerations. He described FCSC as a highly respected institution and encouraged it to commence digitizing its recruitment process before expanding to other core areas.
He further highlighted that the collaboration would also enable JAMB to test its facilities in preparation for its core mandate of ranking and placing qualified candidates into tertiary institutions.
“The proposed examination presents an opportunity for JAMB to assess its infrastructure in readiness for its core responsibility of ranking and placing suitably qualified candidates into their chosen tertiary institutions,” the statement added.
This partnership marks a significant step towards modernizing civil service recruitment and ensuring a transparent, technology-driven selection process.
