How States Responded to Recruitment into Correctional Service

How Each State Responded to Call for Applications into Civil Defence, Immigration, etc

The Civil Defence, Correctional Service, Fire Service, and Immigration Service Board (CDCFIB) has formally closed application for the 2025 CDCFIB recruitments.

Unexpectedly, states responded differently to the call for applications which will eventually, all things being equal, determine the number of candidates from each state that be given employment.

Kogi State had the highest number of applications of about one hundred and seventy thousand, followed by Kaduna State with one hundred and fourteen thousand.

Bayelsa State had the least number of applications followed by Lagos State.

Here is the breakdown of applicants from each state:

1. Kogi – 116,031
2. Kaduna – 114,396
3. Benue – 110,373
4. Kano – 89,270
5. Niger – 79,450
6. Kwara – 78,380
7. Katsina – 76,719
8. Nasarawa – 76,464
9. Adamawa – 68,243
10. Oyo – 67,146
11. Plateau – 63,302
12. Osun – 62,302
13. Borno – 56,842
14. Ondo – 53,878
15. Akwa Ibom – 52,395
16. Bauchi – 52,011
17. Imo – 48,225
18. Taraba – 45,116
19. Gombe – 44,952
20. Jigawa – 44,365
21. Ogun – 42,035
22. Enugu – 41,201
23. Yobe – 38,087
24. Kebbi – 34,542
25. Edo – 33,528
26. Anambra – 32,874
27. Ekiti – 32,651
28. Cross River – 32,138
29. Abia – 31,643
30. Sokoto – 31,099
31. FCT – 30,264
32. Zamfara – 29,223
33. Delta – 27,930
34. Ebonyi – 23,571
35. Rivers – 22,181
36. Lagos – 14,212
37. Bayelsa – 11,656

Total Applications: 1,908,695

In the coming days and weeks, shortlisted candidates will be contacted via email and phone number for the CBT examination. Be on the lookout.