The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has cautioned applicants in its ongoing 2025 recruitment exercise to disregard fake social media posts claiming to show the number of shortlisted candidates per state for the final stage of recruitment. The Service described the viral publication as false, misleading, and unverified.
In an official statement released on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday, titled “Unverified Social Media Post on 2025 Nigeria Customs Service Recruitment Exercise,” the NCS clarified that the purported list did not originate from the Service or any of its authorised communication 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.
“Applicants and members of the public are advised to disregard the information in its entirety.”
The NCS reaffirmed its commitment to a transparent, merit-based, and fair recruitment process, consistent with global best practices and the Federal Character principle.
It also reminded candidates that all official recruitment updates are shared only through the Recruitment Update Portal — https://updates.customs.gov.ng.
The Service disclosed that the 2025 Customs recruitment exercise, which began on December 27, 2024, received a total of 573,523 applications across three cadres — Superintendent, Inspectorate, and Customs Assistant.
Following the initial documentary screening, 286,697 applicants were shortlisted for the Computer-Based Test (CBT) conducted in batches nationwide to ensure fairness and efficiency.
While all cadres participated in the first CBT phase, only successful candidates in the Superintendent Cadre advanced to the second stage of testing, which took place across designated centres in Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones.
Reacting to the fake recruitment post, former Kaduna Central Senator Shehu Sani criticized those behind the misinformation, calling it an attempt to undermine the credibility of the Customs recruitment process.
“It’s unfair and unconscionable for some persons to concoct a list purported to be the outcome of the Customs recruitment exercise. The fake viral list was intended to disrupt the process and instigate discontent. Now that the Service has officially dismissed it, applicants can have some relief,” Sani wrote on X.
The Nigeria Customs Service urged applicants to verify all recruitment information only through its official platforms and to remain vigilant against false updates and scams circulating on social media.
