Apply for Nigeria Customs Service Recruitment (2019)

The Nigeria Customs Service, (NCS) has announced the commencement of its recruitment exercise for 2019.

The recruitment would be conducted to fill 800 spaces in the Support Staff for Superintendent Cadre, while 2,400 spaces would be for Customs Inspector and Customs Assistant Cadre in the General Duty category.

About Nigeria Custom Service

Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) was established in 1891 by the Federal Govt of Nigeria, and was given the responsibilities to ensure revenue collection, accounting for same and anti-smuggling activities.

Today trade facilitation has become a fundamental role, progressively seen by government as an important element of economic policy, with Customs having a unique position within the hub of the international supply chain of goods and services.

Job vacancies at Nigeria Customs service.

A. Job Title:  CUSTOMS ASSISTANT (SUPPORT STAFF) Grade 11 – CONSOL 04

Job Description: The Assistant Cadre are junior ranking officers comprising of Customs Assistant.

Requirements

1. Applicants must be between the age of 18 and 25 years

2. Applicants must have First School Leaving Certificate, Junior Secondary School Certificate, Senior Secondary School Certificate, or its equivalent and appropriate

3. Applicants must have any of the following Trade Test certificates:

B. Job Title: CUSTOMS ASSISTANT (SUPPORT STAFF) – CONSOL 03

Job Description: The Assistant Cadre are junior ranking officers comprising of Customs Assistant.

Job Requirements: Applicants must have First School Leaving Certificate, Junior Secondary School Certificate or its equivalent OR appropriate Trade Test certificates.

C. Job Title: CUSTOMS ASSISTANT (GENERAL DUTY) – CONSOL 03

Job Description: The Assistant Cadre are junior ranking officers comprising of Customs Assistant.

Job Requirement: Applicants must possess evidence of full course in Government approved S.75 or JSSC OR Trade Test certificate where relevant.

D. Job Title: CUSTOMS ASSISTANT (GENERAL DUTY) – CONSOL 04

Job Description: The Assistant Cadre are junior ranking officers comprising of Customs Assistant.

Job Requirement: Applicants must possess SSCE/NECO or GCE with credits in not less than 3 subjects including English and Mathematics obtained at one sitting and passes in at least two other subjects OR GCE Ordinary level with passes in four subjects including English and Mathematics obtained at one sitting or five or more subjects including English and Mathematics obtained at not more than two sittings.

E. Job Title:  ASSISTANT INSPECTOR (SUPPORT STAFF) – CONSOL 06

Job Description: Assistant Inspectors are Mid-Level officers comprising of Assistant Inspectors of Customs.

Job Requirements: Applicants must be between the ages of 18- 25 years

Applicants must possess OND, NCE or its equivalent obtained from recognized Polytechnics or other Institutions in any of the fields listed below:

• Accounts
• Audit
• Building
• Communication/Camera Handling/Photography
• Computer/ICT
• Nursing
• Nutrition/Dietary
• Electrical Engineering
• Health Information Management
• Health Service Administration.
• Medical Laboratory Technology
• Pharmaceutical Technology
• Marine
• Secretarial Studies

F. Job Title:  ASSISTANT INSPECTOR (GENERAL DUTY) – CONSOL 06

Job Description: Assistant Inspectors are Mid-Level officers comprising of Assistant Inspectors of Customs.

Job Requirements: Applicants must possess OND, NCE or its equivalent obtained from recognized Polytechnics and other institutions.

G. Job Title: Superintendent Cadre – ASC II (Support Staff) – CONSOL 08

Job Description: The Superintendent Cadre are senior ranking officers comprising of Assistant Superintendent of Customs.

Job Requirements: Applicants must possess a Bachelor’s Degree, HND or its equivalent in any of the following or related fields and NYSC Discharge or Exemption Certificate:

• Accounts
• Actuarial Science
• Audit
• Building
• Communication
• Electrical Engineering
• Health Information Management
• Marine
• Mechanical Engineering
• Nursing
• Nutrition/Dietary
• Quantity Survey
• Secretarial Studies
• Sports
• Stores/Procurement

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

All candidates applying for 2019 Nigeria custom vacancies must possess the following requirements:

1. Be a Nigerian Citizen by birth or descent

2. Applicants must be between the ages of 18-30 years

3. Not be less than 1.7 metres in height, for male and 1.64 metres for female.

4. Have a fully expanded chest measurement of not less than 0.87 metres, male.

5. Be certified by a Government Medical Officer to be physically and mentally fit for appointment in Service

6. Not be suffering from any form of physical or mental disability

7. Be free from any form of financial embarrassment

8. Be of good character and must not have found guilty of any criminal offense

9. Present a certificate of state of origin signed by the Chairman/Secretary of their Local Governments. Certificates endorsed by Liaison officers are unacceptable

NOTE: Any certificate or Qualification not Declared or Tendered and Accepted during application shall not be acceptable after recruitment exercise you are hereby warned:

You should Ensure to submit documents that are required by the cadre you are applying for.(Eg. Don’t use Bachelor’s degree for Inspectorate cadre)

Do not submit more than one application or you will be disqualified

How to Apply for Nigeria Custom Recruitment

Interested and qualified candidates should visit the Nigeria Customs 2019 recruitment portal at https://vacancy.customs.gov.ng/

WARNING: This application process is ABSOLUTELY FREE. NIGERIA CUSTOMS SERVICE (NCS) will NEVER request any form of payment from applicants. All applicants will undergo a fair recruitment process. Thank you