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Jamescool2:
My experience is quite different. I went to VFS application center in Lagos to submit my application to obtain a South African visa in June, with the intent to travel in January. They collected my documents and didn't tell me I booked early.
But it's been over 5 months that I submitted application but I've not heard from them till now. I don't know why it's taking this long.

5 months!! I would have been so anxious. Have you been tracking it. I believe there is an email or number you can call too

vibrant99:
For that certificate, I think they are making money for some persons because the agents downstairs would do a quick printout of our useless acknowledgement letter from a ministry, I think this guys just do these things in Tandem.

You should apply 3 months before, not before, that's correct,

500Km, Na Yobe, you dey come?

You may be right o, because the vfs officer tried to discribe where I can get it done without me asking.

The guy said less than 3 months before I can apply . I found that very strange

Lol. Maybe the 500km na small exaggeration. E fit no reach. Na Bida, Niger State

I visited the VFS center in Abuja for my South Africa visitor’s visa appointment, which I am applying for in order to undertake a postdoctoral fellowship, and I encountered two issues:

1)Upon reviewing my yellow card, I was asked to obtain a yellow card certificate from the Ministry of Health because they were unable to verify it online due to the yellow fever website being down.

2) I was told that I had booked my appointment too early. They stated that appointments should be made no more than three months before the intended travel date, whereas I had scheduled mine 3 month and two weeks. So, I was 2weeks early.

These requirements were new to me and my friends, despite having gone through the process before. None of this information is available on the VFS website. I traveled over 500 km to Abuja and paid over ₦29,000 to book this appointment

Has anyone heard or experienced this before?

Please house can I upload both my 1st degree and Masters? The site only seems to give opportunity to upload only one higher-education certificate

HAH:
It does happen, the power is too much for the adapter so it won't take it, so the solution is to add more load to the generator or going to the generator to reduce the strength of power output,

You could be right. Right now my power adaptor would not supply power a to the decoder at all when on my portable generator but works fine on PHCN. I would try to turn down the voltage a little and see what happens.

I thought the IPPIS stuff would hasten our process. By the way, does anyone know if NCAT staffs have enrolled for IPPIS yet?

Babstoo1:
Hello Guys!
I literally just reactivated my nairaland account in order to post this comment. I have been one of the guests viewing this thread since 2016!
I got a call a few minutes ago to come pick up my letter at DPR’s Lagos office.
I don’t know anybody in DPR and my parents and relatives are not even aware know that I applied to DPR. I applied online and undertook the aptitude test and interview in Lagos.
My application data are as follows:
- Mechanical Engineer Graduate Trainee
- Interview Location: Lagos
- State: Ogun
- First Class BSc degree in Engineering and MSc degree (Distinction) in Engineering from the UK

From my experience, I would say that DPR definitely hired some new employees on merit. This is quite commendable.
Finally, I sincerely appreciate everyone who shared updates on this thread over the past two years. Trust me, It was of immense help. I would have missed my interview if not for nairaland.
I wish everyone the very best. God bless you all!!!

Congrats. Around what time did you receive the call?

Has any Osun been called yet?

hammer2010:
Finally, I got a contact at snapnet. He assured me that everything is set. He specifically said that they are currently stretching their fingers that would ultimately be used to update our portals.

He promised to get in touch ones they are done with stretching the fingers.


Goodluck to everyone

You play too much.

Anextin:
Are there factors that can render this compliance index in effective?? Considering that in recent times its been noted that a particular state has more candidates in some federal offices more than an entire zone

Probably making up for deficits.

Takon231:
Considering whether GT or EH or position applied for is liken to bank hidden charges. Those are the small small properties of a recruitment process.
Whether everybody in Rivers state is GT or EH does not render a recruitment process null and void. That permutation is done within the recruiting agency.

What am telling u is FCC standard that must be met before a recruitment is termed valid.

But in all, every ingredient needed to prepare a balanced process would be considered.

You might cook food without onion and nothing happens but u can't cook food with fire (heat). I hope this is clear enough.

Crystal clear. Thanks

Takon231:
Disclaimer: pls this scores per state doesn't mean real life situation. Only for this example.

If 10 applicants scored 90% each from Ogun state
15 applicants scored between 70-90% from kogi
5 applicants scored 60% max from abia
12 scored between 60-90% from Rivers

The best 5 from Ogun would be selected (best would be determined with other factors like class of degree, experience, etc)

The best 3 from kogi would be selected

All the 5 from abia would be selected remaining 3 to complete their slot. The 3 would be picked from any other state in the south east.

All the 12 from rivers would be selected and the remaining 1 would be picked from any other state from the south south

Note: an applicants with less than 60% won't be selected instead it would be sorted from other states in the same zone to cover the slot.

The slots being sorted from other states in the same zone to complete the slot for a particular state is just to complete the zonal allocation for that establishment. That is, if 3 applicants were selected from Bayelsa to cover Rivers slot, it means Bayelsa would have exceeded its limit but the zone would still be within limit.

See zonal limits
7 states zone - 11-15%
6 states zone - 15-18%
5 States zone- 18-22%

Questions!!!

In your example above. What if the said top best 12 candidate from Rivers are all GT. Would they pick all to fill the available position for GT (I doubt that).

If not then there is a cadre/position consideration as you said already.

Takon231:
From our example of FIRS and 1000 staff.
If Ogun state has 30 staff already, Rivers has 18, Abia has 26, Kogi has 35 etc and FIRS wants to recruit (assuming they are recruiting 100 new staff),
The first step would be to give
Rivers between 7-12 slots
Abia between 1-4 slots
Kogi would have 0 slots first
Ogun not get any slot yet.

If after sharing to all other states and they still have some more slots, then,

Ogun would additionally get between 1-5 slots
Kogi between 1-3 slots
Abia between 1-4 slots
And Rivers between 1-4 slots
Etc.

So in this kind of recruitment,
Ogun would have between 1-5 slots
Kogi would have between 1-3 slots
Abia would have between 2-8 slots
Rivers would have between 7-16 slots

Ask ur questions or comments

Is the state/zonal representation considered departmentally or
by rank/cadre,
by department + cadre (e.g GT of HR dept.)
or the organization as a whole (no regard for which dept or cadre)
Thanks

Bluemalam:
Good observations, though I strongly doubt a 40% average score stands a chance regardless of FCC guidelines.

Most likely they will take a higher scoring candidate from the zone that applied for a different cadre to fill the slot.

True. 40% is just a random assumption

Ablucious:
Hello guys..sm vital info for you
1. COC is has definately been issued.
2.APLs are typed.
3. Many ppl have been able to confirm there status.
4.while the Director wants the APL distribution in July, the Head Corp Services wnts it to be in June.
5.katsina state has the highest number of employed staff with 28 followed by Borno state with 18.
6.I dnt know the state woth the least wmployed staff.

If all is set, why would Director want to delay till July again?

Marvel64:
The job title has a specific number of GT and EH slots attached to it.

For instance,
The number of slots to be filled for Geologist positions are 10 ( 7 GTs and 3 EH).

If at the end of the day, there are 20 candidates (GT and EH) to compete for the job after a thorough screening which I have explained before in my previous posts, then categorise them accordingly i.e From the 20 candidates, you will have 15 GTs and 5 EH.

Using their average scores, pick the best 7 from the 15 GTs and pick the best 3 from the 5 EH candidates.

There you have it, 7 GT Geologists and 3 EH Geologists.

Missing the interview means the candidate has been disqualified unless he/she has a strong backing.

By this analysis, some state would be at disadvantage, which defiles the purpose of FCC. The rule is that, a designed formular is used to predetermine the number for each state/zone to be recruited.

So for a particular cadre you are in competition with other candidate in your state/zone for the predetermined slot.

So if they are to choose 6 candidates for a certain cadre.
assuming a formular of one candidate per zone.

A zone with a 40% best candidate would get a slot even though he may have a worse score than the second(or even third etc) of another zone. (See section 4 and 5 in the source link below)

source: http://www.federalcharacter.gov.ng/index.php/about-us/guiding-principles/procedures-for-recruitment

Marvel64:
The job title has a specific number of GT and EH slots attached to it.

For instance,
The number of slots to be filled for Geologist positions are 10 ( 7 GTs and 3 EH).

If at the end of the day, there are 20 candidates (GT and EH) to compete for the job after a thorough screening which I have explained before in my previous posts, then categorise them accordingly i.e From the 20 candidates, you will have 15 GTs and 5 EH.

Using their average scores, pick the best 7 from the 15 GTs and pick the best 3 from the 5 EH candidates.

There you have it, 7 GT Geologists and 3 EH Geologists.

Missing the interview means the candidate has been disqualified unless he/she has a strong backing.

.

DPR may have recruited some (connected) guys based on REPLACEMENT to give room for merit in the main recruitment. I have seen this happen sometimes.

Laboratory Officer wasn't even advertised in the 2016 recruitment publications.

laboratory officer II

cotmag:
Please, what's the latest on NCAT recruitment? I heard all outstanding recruitments will be concluded before the end of June.

Finally budget has been passed. Hopefully we will hear from NCAT soon

These are few that were shared at the whatapp group.

Best wishes

Please can someone kindly send me a copy of Graduate Expirence Report for COREN to guide me write mine.

adetoroayo@gmail.com

Thanks in anticipation

Please someone clarify... Did they request for SOP from PhD applicates or just the 8 copies Research Proposal

Please are Phd applicant suppose to come with only copies Research Proposal
or SOP too

tolanibae:
the link is nit working

Edit the link as in the attachment then load on any web browser

Let's hope the budget gets approved soon.

I also heard, from a different source that the 2018 budget approval is delaying the process.

I learnt the final list is ready too.

I heard they would start calling the successful applicant for appointment by this month ending or early March

kristion:
Nothing yet. I have friends who had the NCAT interview, none has been called. In fact, after the interview, nothing has been done.

Sir, what do you mean by nothing has been done on the NCAT recruitment?

Do you mean no one has been contacted YET or the whole process is on pause?

.

They are probably going to train the "Instructors in Training" staffs with these guys.

Polchiz:
A case of chronic low self esteem.

1. Why do you hate people that pray for their success on this thread, are you a devil or you don't know how to pray.

2. You condemn people that write in English (grammar), is it that you don't know how to write in good English or you are just a saddist?

GREAT SPIRITS ALWAYS SUFFER OPPOSITION FROM MEDIOCRE MINDS.

You don't have to "publish" your prayers here. God doesn't have a nairaland account nor does he read nairaland threads... well as far as we know.