Breaking: 1,911,769 applicants jostle for CDCFIB job as recruitment exercise officially closed

The recruitment into Fire Service, Immigration, Civil Defence, Correctional has been officially closed.

The recruitment exercise, which has a total of 1,911,769 applicants jostled, officially ended on Monday, 11th of August, 2025.

Our correspondent, who visited the official website of the CDCFIB portal, reported that Kogi has the highest numbers of applicants with a total of 116,217 applicants, followed by Kaduna with a total of 114,572.

Meanwhile, Bayelsa has the lowest applicants registered for the recruitment into paramilitary with a total of 11,676.

The Informant247 had earlier reported that the CDCFIB had extended the exercise by one week.

The board, in a statement by its secretary Maj. Gen (Rtd) A M Jibril, said the extention was geared towards providing additional opportunity for applicants willing to be enlisted into any of the Paramilitary Services as well as the Board.

The statement reads in oart, “The Board wishes to notify the general public that the closing date for application for its ongoing recruitment exercise has been extended by one (1) week.

“The recruitment portal, which was initially set to close on Monday 4th August, 2025, will now remain open until Monday, 11th August, 2025.

“Applicants are hereby reminded that the authentic portal address remains htpps://recruitment.cdcfib.gov.ng

“The Board wishes to reiterate that its recruitment process is free of charge as well as remains committed to ensuring a fair and transparent process,” the statement concluded

It would be recalled that the recruitment portal had earlier suffered a technical glitches, forcing temporary suspension of the exercise.

The recruitment portal, which was launched on July 14, encountered numerous issues just two days later, including repeated login errors, failed submissions, and navigation difficulties.

AM Jubril, Secretary to the Board, stated, “The suspension is necessary to allow for urgent system upgrades and to ensure the recruitment process is conducted in a fair, transparent, and accessible manner.”

The decision to shut down the portal was made in response to a surge of complaints from frustrated applicants flooding social media with reports of their struggles.

Many applicants reported being kicked back to the homepage after entering their National Identification Number (NIN), with one user sharing, “I’ve been on the site since 3:30 am, but once I input my NIN, it says Error 405 and kicks me back to the beginning.”

In light of these technical setbacks, the board confirmed that the portal is set to reopen on Monday, July 21, following necessary adjustments.

This marks the third public notice from the CDCFIB since the recruitment process began, emphasizing its commitment to improving the applicant experience.

Despite the challenges, the board remains dedicated to providing all qualified Nigerians an equal opportunity to serve in the paramilitary services, urging applicants to stay patient as they work towards resolving the issues.

Here’s breakdown of the registrants by state

Kogi 116,217
Kaduna 114,572
Benue 110,609
Kano 89,395
Niger 79,547
Kwara 78,448
Katsina 76,875
Nasarawa 76,652
Adamawa 68,348
Oyo 67,233
Plateau 63,429
Osun 62,381
Borno 56,936
Ondo 53,947
Akwa-Ibom 52,503
Bauchi 52,126
Imo 48,281
Taraba 45,169
Gombe 45,059
Jigawa 44,448
Ogun 42,060
Enugu 41,274
Yobe 38,148
Kebbi 34,599
Edo 33,571
Anambra 32,924
Ekiti 32,700
Cross River 32,208
Abia 31,704
Sokoto 31,145
FCT 30,304
Zamfara 29,274
Delta 27,969
Ebonyi 23,607
Rivers 22,213
Lagos 14,218
Bayelsa 11,676