The Federal fire service recruitment is one of the most important recruitment in Nigeria used to select qualified fire fighters on the Federal fire service. The recruitment is always conducted every year and the qualifed applicants will be trained as fire fighters. In this post we will be talking about the Fire service recruitment form, Fire service recruitment portal and the process of applying that is how to apply for the Federal fire service recruitment.
Previously we wrote an article about the Fire service salary, Ranks and Allowances. This is because many people are applying for fire service with different qualifications and the higher your qualification that is the higher your salary will be. For example, those who joined the fire service as graduate are paid higher than those who joined using SSCE certificate. You can read our post about the Fire Service Salary, Ranks and Allowances.
Before we give you the procedure on how to apply for the fire service recruitment, we will also like to give you the requirements which you need to fulfill before applying for the FFS recruitment.
Federal Fire Service Requirements
To apply for the FFS recruitment, you need to possess the following requirements.
- Applicants must be Nigerians by birth;
- Applicants must possess the requisite qualifications. Any certificate or qualification not presented and accepted at the recruitment center shall not be accepted after the recruitment.
- Applicants must be fit and present certificates of medical fitness from Government recognized hospitals;
- Applicants must be of good character and must not have been convicted of any criminal offences;
- Applicants must not be member of secret society, cult or drug addict, etc
- Applicants must not have been involved in any financial embarrassment
- Applicants must be between ages of 18 and 35 years;
- Applicants’ height must not be less than 1.65m for male and 1.60m for female;
- Applicants’ chest measurement must not be less than 0.87 for men;
- Computer literacy will be of added advantage.
- For those applying as
Fire Assistant III (FAIII), Appliance Driver (Specialist), CONPASS 03, You must be holders of GCE Ordinary level, SSCE/NECO or their equivalents with a minimum of five (5) credits in not more than two sittings which should include at least English and Mathematics. Applicants with Class E Drivers’ License is an added advantage
- For those applying for
Fire Assistant II (FA II) CONPASS 04, You must be holders of GCE Ordinary level, SSCE/NECO or other equivalents with a maximum of five (5) credits in not more than two sittings, which should include English and Mathematics.
- For those applying for
Assistant Inspector Of Fire (AIF), CONPASS 06, You must be holders of NCE or National Diploma (ND) in any related field, obtained from any recognized Polytechnic/Institution.
- For those applying for
Inspector Of Fire (IF) CONPASS 07 (Nursing), You must be Registered Nurses (RN), Registered Midwives (RM), Registered Nurses/Midwives (RNIM) obtained from recognized institutions
Please note that the Fire Service recruitment is free of charge. Don’t allow anyone to request for money from you promising to put you into the Federal fire service.
Fire Service Portal
The Federal fire service portal is the official portal used by the fire service for their recruitment exercise. The fire service portal is https://cdcfib.career/. Please note that this is the only official portal for the FFS recruitment for both graduates and no graduates.
How To Apply For The Fire Service Recruitment
To Apply for the FFS recruitment, you need to
- Visit the Federal fire service recruitment portal https://cdcfib.career/.
- Select the category you are applying for.
- Create an account.
- Fill in the required information.
- Submit your application.
- Once your application is submitted, you can now wait for the FFS Shortlisted Candidates which will be posted within few weeks.
Please note the the FFS recruitment registration and application last for the period of six weeks. Make sure you apply within this period as late entry won’t be accepted.
The Federal fire service recruitment started from December 27 2023 and will end on February February 6, 2024.
