By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Another round of recruitment tests the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has been conducting since early 2020 has been fixed for September 2021.
A statement issued by ICPC spokesperson Azuka Ogugua explained that the process began last year to recruit fewer than 200 officers, almost 400,000 applications were received, but the exercise could not continue because of coronavirus restrictions.
In mid-2021, the ICPC obtained approval to complete the process, “and to give every applicant a fair chance and at the same time get the best, online tests were conducted to prune down the number of applicants, using international best practices.”
Ogugua disclosed that through the service of a recruitment consultant, the ICPC has conducted “a number of rounds of online tests, including repeat tests, to accommodate numerous complaints” such as
· Non-receipt of notification of tests emails
· Spam of notification emails
· Timing-out of test portal
· Non-submission of fully completed or half completed tests
· Loss of access to the registered email address of applicants
· Forgotten passwords
Ogugua said applicants with further complaints are advised to forward them to complaints@dcsl.com.ng.
She added that the ICPC at extra cost notified applicants by SMS of the dates of tests and advisory that they should check their mails and spam folders for the test email.
“Following this step, only successful applicants – including those with specialised skills that are shortlisted will be further invited for follow up tests, which may be virtual or physical with effect from September 2021.
“The pruning down process will continue until the Commission arrives at a manageable number of qualified applicants that may be further processed by one-on one-interviews, certificate verification, health certification, character profiling and other assessments befitting of a law enforcement agency.
“Applicants and the general public are therefore advised to bear with the Commission in this process ….
“The entire process is at no cost to applicants and the general public.
“Kindly report all requests for money or promises of facilitation to the Commission through info@icpc.gov.ng or call ICPC on toll free line number 0800 2255 4272 or 0803 123 0280, 0803 123-0281, 0705 699 0190 and 0705 699 0191.”