highrise07:
nigga start am first whether u go c anybody for ur back.

I don see say u no go support me, the way u dey laugh for your moniker, I no trust at all

neoclassical:
I woke up this morning with the news that FCSC has shortlisted lists of successful candidates in the ongoing recruitment exercise by the Commission in various Federal Ministries.

Succinctly, I have a friend who studied Business Administration with 3rd Class, while I have Msc and Bsc (2.1) all in Economics. Both of us applied for the same position (SGL 09) in the Ministry of Trade & Investment. Perhaps, to my greatest perplexity, this guy's name was shortlisted while mine was conspicuously missing. Just a few minutes ago he opened up to me that the father made "some calls" on his behalf prior to this time.

For your information, we are of the same age bracket, applied for same position, from the same State. So what criteria could have been used to disqualify someone with Msc and Bsc (2.1) and someone with a 3rd Class was selected.

Holding other factors constant, I am so happy for him and I am so expectant that mine is coming. But this has kept me in an awe position, as the whole scenario depicts lack of correlation between merit and success in this entity called Nigeria.

WHAT A COUNTRY? So help us God!

Op have u ever heard the word connection b4, it is more powerful in getting a job than even professorship.

All u need is for u to kw d CEO and u ve d job already

U may be disqualified for being over qualified, it's possible too

neoclassical:
3rd or 2.1 apart, so in your thinking a 3rd Class holder should be selected ahead of a Masters degree holder ?

Uncle calm down don't be pained cause someone got a chance while you didn't. don't lay so much emphasis on class of degree we all know how things work in this country some people did a lot of funny stuff to get the results they have with due respect to the people who actually worked hard for theirs. I graduated with 2.2 I know a lot of people who graduate with 2.1 and first class that I am better than having graduated from better by far university my #unilorin people I hail oh..but am not here rubbing it in their faces when you say things like this you are disrespecting a lot of people with lower class of degree..God help us all

neoclassical:
3rd or 2.1 apart, so in your thinking a 3rd Class holder should be selected ahead of a Masters degree holder ?

Yes he may show better aptitude for the job, some of these paper 2.1, first class n msc were bought you kw.

This is why employers give aptitude test and shortlist those dt pass their aptitude test irrespective of class of degree.

So if u fail their aptitude test they shld shortlist you BC u ve MSC what nonsense are you saying?

Besides federal character is a law in employment in Nigeria, hv u wondered hw a man without waec result is ur president

AngelicBeing:
Another confirmation below by another poster to what l said this morning, those who can read the writing on the wall knows better but you choose to remain blind forming useless patriotism instead of holding your useless leaders accountable for grounding the country, a country where merit is thrown to the dogs and it is man-knows-man, nonsense

Well said, l agree

If you think Nigeria is useless then what does that make you as a Nigerian citizen? That tag should fit you perfectly, so make yourself useful by lending a helping hand to someone in need

Pidgin2:


If you think Nigeria is useless then what does that make you as a Nigerian citizen? That tag should fit you perfectly, so make yourself useful by lending a helping hand to someone in need

donwalexy4148:
#BringBackOurEmployment# (A call for protest)

Fellow Nigerians,
The time has come for us to come together in solidarity and rally for our collective good. The time has come for we the youth to wake up from our slumber. The time has come for us to take what is rightfully ours. The time has come for us to speak out against the enemies and progress of our country Nigerian. The time has come for us to stand up and speak with one voice.
Fellow Nigerians, we must say enough of favoritism, god-fatherism, nepotism and tribalism at the ways and manner sons and daughters of the powerful are been recruited into the federal civil service.
Fellow Nigerians, i will like to draw to your notice that the entire recruitment process was a fraud and big scam, every name on the list has already been pre-arranged, organised and executed.

We noticed a lot of irregularities and fraud in the already released list (batch A) which include
1. Why would the name of a graduate with 3rd CLASS be on the list of a position meant for a GL10 officer, which was supposed to be a position occupied by a Masters degree holder. "big slap to education"
2. Why was the finance ministry not published or released in some state?
3. Why was some state not equally represented? "wat happened to the quater system we have been practicing all dis years"
4. The most qualified were not selected in terms of qualifications "abi sey we no get Ph.D and Masters holders who applied for dis jobs"
5. Why would a B.sc graduate who graduated 2015 be considered over a graduate with masters degree and with a B.Sc certificate dated 2009. "everthing no just understand me anymore"
6. Why would a 3rd class graduate be selected over a masters degree holder, who also applied for the same position. "make dem tell us d technique dem take select dem"

Fellow Nigerians the time to speak up is now. we the youth must wake up and say NO to all this happening at the federal civil service commission. That is why we must all gather ourselves at the federal civil service gate on tuesday 21st of march for a mass protest to show solidarity and say enough-is-enough.
Fellow Nigerians, we must all come out in mass for this protest. Thanks

DATE: TUESDAY 21ST, MARCH 2017
VENUE; COMMISSION GATE, (Assemble point FRSC gate)
TIME: 9am

For further details please contact:
juliuswalexy@yahoo.com or 08119263165


pls kindly share

#Oga go and sit down jare.. mtchew

AngelicBeing:

Useless citizens make up a useless country and animals are found in a zoo so if you call Nigeria such names it means the other names belong to you, go figure

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Pidgin2:


Useless citizens make up a useless country and animals are found in a zoo so if you call Nigeria such names it means the other names belong to you, go figure

[/s] l am done with you, go see a physician, get some medications, once you recover, send me a pm and l will send you some dollars from my adopted country to start a business

AngelicBeing:
[s][/s] l am done with you, go see a physician, get some medications, once you recover, send me a pm and l will send you some dollars from my adopted country to start a business

I should have known from your response - another frustrated Nigerian in diaspora who has to live in a freezing cold country for the rest of his life

I only visit your forsaken country in summer lol (when I'm bored)

UcheDA:


This is a very good and holistic write up. But FCSC didn't give people the chance to proof any thing you wrote here. That is the problem.

PS. I didn't get it the wrong way Lolz. I'm also involved in other talent development stuffs etc. For CV I know different CV methods and use the one that best suits the job or counrty. My only problem and the reason I commented on this post is just to throw more light on our messed up system. All the same I like your level of thinking. Some people are just going so off.

I'm sorry about your experience with the FCSC. And yes I also agree with your assessment of our messed-up system. But having sat on different job interview panels, I know for sure that a university degree is often overrated. What the right-thinking employer is looking for is not a boring quipp that one had a first-class...but the demonstration of a sound intellect. Yes man-no-man is rife, but then a firstclass graduate should be able to distinguish himself/herself at interviews... I had once been on a panel that interviewed more than 60 candidates for openings at my establishment, and in came in this young woman with a firstclass degree. We all were pleasantly shocked how good she was. At some point I had to wade in to ask her questions beyond her immediate area of training and she was ready for me. It was simply impossible not to hire a talent like that.

And as for you, the loss is the FCSC's: an institution that closes its doors to bright candidates will soon start dying from within, because the ideas by which it should have thrived will be a scarce commodity for them.

Pidgin2:


I should have known from your response - another frustrated Nigerian in diaspora who has to live in a freezing cold country for the rest of his life

I only visit your forsaken country in summer lol (when I'm bored)

l said l was done with you but this your comment in bold got me laughing real hard, Lol @ live in a freezing cold, my boss in the office was asking me what happened, l told him a lady called pidgin2 on Nairaland is making me to laugh, ok, my promise still remains, whenever you calm down, send me a pm, l will send you a token, it is a promise sweetheart, no more fighting

ofeshe:
Ogbeni shey 3rd nobi result nii. Abeg park well sidon dia dey wail on top ur 2.1 no go find connect

It's only in our country ! First class candidates think, the result guarantee's job placement.

You need to pass the interview, you need to fit into the social system of the organization. There are so many qualities that one needs to possess for a job. Especially in organization's with strong cultures.

If your so good academically, go and become a professor. Is that not the route people follow in the west ?

AngelicBeing:
l said l was done with you but this your comment in bold got me laughing real hard, Lol @ live in a freezing cold, my boss in the office was asking me what happened, l told him a lady called pidgin2 on Nairaland is making me to laugh, ok, my promise still remains, whenever you calm down, send me a pm, l will send you a token, it is a promise sweetheart, no more fighting

Your white boss ....

Kinta Kunte

UcheDA:
My dear it is a shame. I graduated with a first class and have all the documents needed for this recruitment. To my greatest suprise my name did not come out too. In fact only 2 first class candidates where successful in my state out of over 70 shortlisted names. I weep for the country. This is a big time blow!!!

Trust you are applying for better positions in other companies... Government job "no be am" for a first class holder...

escapefromusa:


Your white boss ....

Kinta Kunte

Lol, the comment from pidgin2 is still cracking me, she said living in a freezing cold, immediately l read that l have been laughing since non-stop, Nairaland is fully of funny characters

Xperience12:

Why don't you start something yourself. Learn an art, shoe Making, tailoring, anything. With firstclass you still searching for job and you're not ashame to say so. That's why Nigeria is where we are

Well for the low minded people that don't think or understand discussions before talking. I have what I'm doing and yes I have learnt and still learn various skills. Finally we are taking about the corrupt practices in the country. So if you don't have anything to contribute or say about the system then close your mouth.

qwerty123qwerty:

Trust you are applying for better positions in other companies... Government job "no be am" for a first class holder...

Yes my dear, I currently have what am doing presently too. I just want more experiences and to proof that you can still get to the top without connections. Thanks and I wish you well in all your endeavours

bizme:


I'm sorry about your experience with the FCSC. And yes I also agree with your assessment of our messed-up system. But having sat on different job interview panels, I know for sure that a university degree is often overrated. What the right-thinking employer is looking for is not a boring quipp that one had a first-class...but the demonstration of a sound intellect. Yes man-no-man is rife, but then a firstclass graduate should be able to distinguish himself/herself at interviews... I had once been on a panel that interviewed more than 60 candidates for openings at my establishment, and in came in this young woman with a firstclass degree. We all were pleasantly shocked how good she was. At some point I had to wade in to ask her questions beyond her immediate area of training and she was ready for me. It was simply impossible not to hire a talent like that.

And as for you, the loss is the FCSC's: an institution that closes its doors to bright candidates will soon start dying from within, because the ideas by which it should have thrived will be a scarce commodity for them.

Nice write up. I just pray this status quo will become a history one day.

What's your issue with them?

Realdeals:

What's the job requirement? does it include M.sc?

I have issues with people that proceed for their M.sc immediately after B.sc without any field experience, some even goes for Phd. We lay too much emphasis on certificate and grades over field experience.

TundeHashim:
many people here are just saying thrash.."shey 3rd class no be result"; "what's the fatebof 2:2 graduates?" etc..to me, this is absolute nonsense? it is a general rule of life that the best should qualify for a thing. perhaps many of u don't know the pains and agony one goes through before securing a 2:1..do u know how many night classes, afternoon classes, tutorials etc one attended before grabbing a 2:1 and one non-entity who spent his university days sleeping, drinking and f*ckn now gets a job b4 u..naturally it's painful and annoying and the OP is right venting his anger and frustration on the Nigerian system

Having 3rd class or 2.1 ... Oga the biggest and richest people in my set in uni have 3RE class,Oga I did engineering,while 2.1 and others were folding theirs hands and sitting on the fence they went forward and did courses like pdms and computer aided design,became word literate and became businessmen while the high grade people with 1970 degree knowledge sat down expecting to live happily ever after ..... Dats he reality.

neoclassical:
I woke up this morning with the news that FCSC has shortlisted lists of successful candidates in the ongoing recruitment exercise by the Commission in various Federal Ministries.

Succinctly, I have a friend who studied Business Administration with 3rd Class, while I have Msc and Bsc (2.1) all in Economics. Both of us applied for the same position (SGL 09) in the Ministry of Trade & Investment. Perhaps, to my greatest perplexity, this guy's name was shortlisted while mine was conspicuously missing. Just a few minutes ago he opened up to me that the father made "some calls" on his behalf prior to this time.

For your information, we are of the same age bracket, applied for the same position, from the same State. So what criteria could have been used to disqualify someone with Msc and Bsc (2.1) and someone with a 3rd Class was selected.

Holding other factors constant, I am so happy for him and I am so expectant that mine is coming. But this has kept me in an awe position, as the whole scenario depicts lack of correlation between merit and success in this entity called Nigeria.

WHAT A COUNTRY? So help us God!

They there they speak grammar non go find your own connect lol ......You should know that is how the system works since time in memorial. I know of a friend who got a lecturing job in PTI just because he had the same surname as a renounce politician.

1metre:
I don see say u no go support me, the way u dey laugh for your moniker, I no trust at all

who wan die, when dem protest why u no join abi no be naija u dey

neoclassical:
I woke up this morning with the news that FCSC has shortlisted lists of successful candidates in the ongoing recruitment exercise by the Commission in various Federal Ministries.

Succinctly, I have a friend who studied Business Administration with 3rd Class, while I have Msc and Bsc (2.1) all in Economics. Both of us applied for the same position (SGL 09) in the Ministry of Trade & Investment. Perhaps, to my greatest perplexity, this guy's name was shortlisted while mine was conspicuously missing. Just a few minutes ago he opened up to me that the father made "some calls" on his behalf prior to this time.

For your information, we are of the same age bracket, applied for same position, from the same State. So what criteria could have been used to disqualify someone with Msc and Bsc (2.1) and someone with a 3rd Class was selected.

Holding other factors constant, I am so happy for him and I am so expectant that mine is coming. But this has kept me in an awe position, as the whole scenario depicts lack of correlation between merit and success in this entity called Nigeria.

WHAT A COUNTRY? So help us God!

its not for all the states as my state was filled with M.Sc. Check Imo state.
This depends on the level of People that applied for the position in a state.

westfield:
Am sorry but why are Nigerians daft......what is wrong if someone with 3rd class is chosen above M.sc and 1st class....are they not all Nigerians....and beside it was an open recruitment......this is Govt not Privates who choose 1st class and undermine 3rd class......isnt it d so called 3rd class that are ruling dis country......my people get sense

Just imagine the way you reason! A 3rd class holder was chosen over a 2-1 and MSc graduate without any aptitude test and you don't see any problem with that!?

I weep for this jungle called Nigeria.

Degree is degree, stop wailing.

divinelove:


Yes he may show better aptitude for the job, some of these paper 2.1, first class n msc were bought you kw.

This is why employers give aptitude test and shortlist those dt pass their aptitude test irrespective of class of degree.

So if u fail their aptitude test they shld shortlist you BC u ve MSC what nonsense are you saying?

Besides federal character is a law in employment in Nigeria, hv u wondered hw a man without waec result is ur president

you just spoke my mind...we all went to the university, while book warmers are reading to blindness, runs babes are clubbing and attending conferences and political meetings, at the end these girls and cultist are scored A nd those that read score C.
That's the highest level of injustice. So feel like many higher class holders are better off. We all experienced it in school.

Mouthgag:
[s][/s]
Nonsense!
You have no point
Just shut the Fûck up and swerve

Oh no. Grow up

Things fall apart since 1960. Problem with Civil jobs deepens day-by-day right from the very first day of independence. Fake boss upon fake politicians you meet daily, and no one is ready to stop 'magomago'.

I weep no more for her iniquities.

AngelicBeing:
l said l was done with you but this your comment in bold got me laughing real hard, Lol @ live in a freezing cold, my boss in the office was asking me what happened, l told him a lady called pidgin2 on Nairaland is making me to laugh, ok, my promise still remains, whenever you calm down, send me a pm, l will send you a token, it is a promise sweetheart, no more fighting

You two no go kill person ...

blowedfish:


You two no go kill person ...

This is "normal" in the labor force unfortunately. Right information and networking are one of the "keys" to landing a job anywhere. Take heart and continue the hustle. My former supervisor once told me that "good grade gets you an interview, it does not get the job done."