The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has warned applicants in its 2025 recruitment exercise to ignore viral social media posts claiming to show the number of shortlisted candidates per state for the final recruitment stage, describing the information as false and unverified.
In a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday and titled “Unverified Social Media Post on 2025 Nigeria Customs Service Recruitment Exercise,” the Service said the publication did not originate from its official channels.
“The Service wishes to categorically state that the publication did not originate from the Nigeria Customs Service or any of its authorised communication channels,” the statement read.
It urged applicants and the general public to disregard the viral post completely, assuring that the recruitment process remains transparent, merit-based, and in line with global best practices.
“The Nigeria Customs Service remains firmly committed to a selection process consistent with global best practices and the principle of Federal Character,” the statement added.
According to the NCS, all genuine updates are shared directly with shortlisted candidates through its official Recruitment Update Portal — https://updates.customs.gov.ng.
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The agency also provided an update on the recruitment process, noting that the exercise, which began on December 27, 2024, received 573,523 applications across the Superintendent, Inspectorate, and Customs Assistant cadres.
After document screening, 286,697 applicants were shortlisted for the first phase of the Computer-Based Test (CBT), which was conducted in batches to ensure fairness and efficiency.
While all cadres participated in the initial CBT, only successful candidates in the Superintendent Cadre were invited for the second phase, which took place across designated centres in Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones.
Reacting to the viral fake list, former Kaduna Central Senator Shehu Sani condemned the attempt to mislead applicants, describing it as a deliberate effort to create confusion.
“It’s unfair and unconscionable for some persons to concoct a list purported to be the outcome of the Customs recruitment exercise,” Sani said in a post on X. “Without doubt, the fake viral list was intended to disrupt the process and instigate discontent. Now that the Service has officially dismissed the list, applicants can have some relief.”
