The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the commencement of its 2024/2025 recruitment exercise, inviting qualified candidates to apply for various vacant positions in the Superintendent, Inspector, and Customs Assistant Cadres.
The move follows the NCS recent announcement that it had secured approval to recruit 3,927 officers in 2025 to bridge the staff gap and enhance trade facilitation.
The vacancy announcement made on Friday by the Secretary of the Customs Board, Imam Baba on the NCS website said the applications, which opened on 27th December 2024 will last for one week, closing on 2nd January 2025.
Noting that the recruitment process is completely free and fair, the NCS warmed Nigerians to be wary of scammers who may want to use the exercise to scam them.
To be eligible, the NCS said applicants must be Nigerian by birth, must have completed their primary six education and obtained a First School Leaving Certificate.
According to the notice, other requirements are: Aplicants must not be less than 1.7 meters tall for males and 1.64 meters for females.
Medical fitness is required, and applicants must not be physically or mentally challenged.
Applicants must not have been convicted of any criminal offense.
Applicants must not be members of any secret society, cult, or drug addicts.
Applicants must present a certificate of state/LGA of origin.
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS:
For Customs Superintendent Cadre: Applicant must possess a Bachelor’s Degree, HND, or equivalent from a well-recognised university or polytechnic and NYSC Discharge or Exemption Certificate.
For Customs Inspector Cadre: Applicant must possess OND, NCE, or its equivalent obtained from a recognized Polytechnics or other institutions:
For Customs Assistant: Applicants must possess Secondary School Certificate with five (5) credits including English and Mathematics, Trade Test Certificate, or Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity approved proficiency certificates (where applicable)
The NCS warned candidates against submitting false documents as falsification of any document will result in immediate disqualification and may lead to prosecution.
METHOD OF APPLICATION
All applications must be submitted online. through the Nigeria Customs Service Recruitment Portal https://recruitment.customs.gov.ng
Applicants must ensure they possess the required qualifications for the position being applied for.
Multiple applications by one applicant will lead to disqualification.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited for further screening.
Applicants must ensure that they provide active email address and phone number, and shall make sure that their phone numbers are reachable and not on Do Not Disturb mode (DND) for this will prevent them from receiving an invitation message.