The Federal Government has expressed satisfaction over the conduct of the first ever `Computer-Based Test (CBT) combined compulsory confirmation/promotion examinations conducted for the public servants on Wednesday, in Abuja.
Mr Faruk Yabo, Permanent Secretary, Special Duties Office, office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), made the observation when he visited the centres, where the examinations were conducted.
A total of 13, 000 officers from the core civil service, the Nigeria Police, other para-military and specialised Agencies participated in the exams across 69 centres in the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory.
Before now, the confirmation examinations for public servants were conducted manually before the decision to conduct it digitally in line with reforms process of the service by the Federal Government.
“So far, I am quite satisfied, of course this is the very first time we are having this kind of examinations and so you expect a little bit of inconveniences here and there but overall I think it has been excellence outing.
“And, we would like to thank the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Registrar and the private sector partners in this process that we have been able to achieve this speed,“ Yabo said.
The examination which is in partnership with the Joint Admission Matriculation (JAMB), Yabo said had shown the high level of collaboration between the government and private sectors to achieve the goal of reformation in the public service.
Also, the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who was also present at the centres, said the conduct of the examination was perfect in spite of being the first time for such exercise in the public service.
