The Nigeria Safety and Civil Protection Corps on Thursday debunked a viral message on social media concerning the January 8 aptitude take a look at.
This was contained in an announcement signed by the corps spokesman, Olusola Odumosu.
The corps described the message as “a false, deceptive and calculated try by fraudsters and cybercriminals to take advantage of the recruitment course of”.
The NSCDC warned the general public in opposition to falling for job scams, enjoining job seekers to stay calm and affected person for genuine updates and data on the recruitment course of.
The assertion learn: “The eye of the Nigeria Safety and Civil Protection Corps has been drawn to a falsely crafted message to candidates concerning the not too long ago marketed NSCDC 2022 recruitment train circulating within the media, varied social media platforms and WhatsApp teams.
“The message which reads in components states that ‘The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fireplace and Immigration Providers Board needs to tell most people that the Pc Primarily based Aptitude Check for recruitment into the Nigerian Safety and Civil Protection Corps might be held on January 8, 2023 at 36 states of the federation and the FCT. Nigeria Civil Protection Updates on Date, Venue and Time of CBT Examination
The Nigeria Immigration Service on Friday suggested all shortlisted candidates for the CDCFIB Pc Primarily based Aptitude Check to begin checking their e-mail addresses/telephones for notifications from their examination facilities from midday.
“NSCDC needs to state clearly and categorically that this message is fake, deceptive and a calculated try by fraudsters and cybercriminals to make use of the recruitment course of to extort unsuspecting candidates for his or her cash by inflicting panic and creating pointless rigidity with mentioned write.
“Members of the general public and determined jobseekers are hereby warned to not grow to be victims of extortion and fraud at work by a grandiose try by racketeers to misinform and confuse them into parting with varied sums of cash within the identify of serving to them get shortlisted for a flair take a look at and getting placement in NSCDC.
“NSCDC is utilizing this window to ship a powerful warning to these parts behind the pretend information, that the cyber specialists of the Corps have been instructed by the Commanding Normal, Dr. Ahmed Audi, to go after the concept of this pretend data and really quickly they are going to be hunted down.
“Fraudsters are subsequently warned to be ready to face the total wrath of the regulation if they don’t desist from this felony technique of constructing a fortune on the expense of determined job seekers who’re susceptible and may simply fall prey to their mischief and mischief. nervousness to get a job.
“The general public ought to be knowledgeable that the recruitment, recruitment and promotion train of the NSCDC is coordinated and supervised by the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fireplace and Immigration Providers Committee chaired by the Minister of Inside, Rauf Aregbesola.
“Now we have enjoined the general public to stay calm and affected person for genuine data and details about the recruitment course of.
“All updates relating to the 2022 recruitment might be formally introduced and made out there to the general public by the Board sooner or later.”