The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has officially closed its recruitment application portal. In a statement released today, 11 October, the Board confirmed that the portal is no longer accepting new entries. “We thank all applicants for their interest and commitment to serving with honour, integrity and national pride,” the statement read.
The recruitment exercise, which initially had a deadline of 4 August 2025, was extended. According to a press release issued by the Office of the Secretary on 3 August 2025, the Board announced that the closing date would be moved to Monday, 11 August 2025. This gave applicants additional time to complete and submit their forms.
The CDCFIB further disclosed that the next stage will involve reviewing the applications and publishing the list of shortlisted candidates. The statement advised applicants to monitor their emails and text messages for official notifications in the coming weeks.
Below is the breakdown of applications received by state:
i. kogi – 116,038 Applicants
ii. kaduna – 114,408 Applicants
iii. benue – 110,382 Applicants
iv. kano – 89,285 Applicants
v. niger – 79,455 Applicants
vi. kwara – 78,382 Applicants
vii. katsina – 76,727 Applicants
viii. nasarawa – 76,482 Applicants
ix. adamawa – 68,246 Applicants
x. oyo – 67,150 Applicants
xi. plateau – 63,308 Applicants
xii. osun – 62,302 Applicants
xiii. borno – 56,851 Applicants
xiv. ondo – 53,880 Applicants
xv. akwa-ibom – 52,398 Applicants
xvi. bauchi – 52,018 Applicants
xvii. imo – 48,227 Applicants
xviii. taraba – 45,118 Applicants
xix. gombe – 44,957 Applicants
xx. jigawa – 44,369 Applicants
xxi. ogun – 42,037 Applicants
xxii. enugu – 41,204 Applicants
xxiii. yobe – 38,091 Applicants
xxiv. kebbi – 34,546 Applicants
xxv. edo – 33,530 Applicants
xxvi. anambra – 32,880 Applicants
xxvii. ekiti – 32,653 Applicants
xxviii. cross river – 32,141 Applicants
xxix. abia – 31,646 Applicants
xxx. sokoto – 31,104 Applicants
xxxi. federal capital territory – 30,267 Applicants
xxxii. zamfara – 29,229 Applicants
xxxiii. delta – 27,933 Applicants
xxxiv. ebonyi – 23,574 Applicants
xxxv. rivers – 22,183 Applicants
xxxvi. lagos – 14,212 Applicants
xxxvii. bayelsa – 11,657 Applicants
In total, 1,908,870 applications were received. The Board cautioned all applicants to ignore any unofficial messages, stressing that “fraudsters will use this period to mislead unsuspecting applicants.”