Public Service Rules
40%of exam
LeaveDisciplinePromotionRetirementCode of Conduct
Financial Regulations
30%of exam
PaymentsStoresProcurementAuditTSA
Civil Service Procedures
20%of exam
CorrespondenceCircularsHierarchyRegistryMDAs
Constitution + General Knowledge
10%of exam
ExecutiveLegislativeSenateFederal CharacterEmergency
Quick Facts
- Exam
- COMPRO
- Body
- FCSC/OHCSF
- Questions
- 100 MCQ
- Time
- 2 hours
- Pass
- 50%
- Fee
- Free
- Format
- CBT
- Weights
- 40/30/20/10
Leave Tiers by Grade
14 / 21 / 30 by grade
GL03: 14 daysGL04-06: 21 daysGL07+: 30 days
Confirmation vs Promotion
Confirmation
- Satisfactory service
- Ends probation
- First milestone
Promotion
- Higher grade level
- Needs vacancy
- Seniority plus APER
Retain vs advance
Leave Picker
- GL07+ annual→30 working days(Vacation)
- GL04-06 annual→21 working days(Vacation)
- GL03 and below→14 working days(Vacation)
- Short absence→Casual leave(Max 7 days)
- Spouse delivers→Paternity leave(14 days)
- Study with pay→Study leave(Bond 2yr/yr)
- Sick absence→Sick leave(Medical cert)
- Maternity→Maternity leave(Per PSR)
Leave Entitlements
- Annual GL07+
- 30 working days
- Annual GL04-06
- 21 working days
- Annual GL03-
- 14 working days
- Casual leave
- Max 7 days aggregate
- Paternity leave
- 14 working days
- Study leave
- Bond 2 yrs per yr
- Leave year
- Calendar year
Retirement Rule
60 years or 35 service
Age 6035 pensionable yearsWhichever first
Dismissal vs Termination
Dismissal
- Grave misconduct
- Forfeits benefits
- Bars re-employment
Termination
- Lesser separation
- Keeps benefits
- Not punitive
Punitive vs neutral
Discipline Picker
- Irregular attendance first→Reprimand(Warning)
- Refuses lawful order→Query(Insubordination)
- Serious misconduct probe→Interdiction(Half pay)
- Absent 7 days→Dismissal(Abandonment)
- Grave misconduct→Dismissal(Forfeits benefits)
Discipline and Conduct
- Interdiction
- Half salary
- Absence 7 days
- Abandonment, dismiss
- Irregular attendance
- Reprimand first
- Insubordination
- Refuses lawful order
- Dismissal
- Forfeits benefits
- Termination
- Keeps accrued benefits
- Query
- Formal written caution
Promotion Maturity
3 years then 4 years
GL08-14: 3 yrsGL14-17: 4 yrsPlus vacancy
Appointments and Career
- Temporary appt
- Renew max 12 months
- Acting appt
- Max 6 months
- Confirmation
- After satisfactory service
- Promotion GL08-14
- 3 years minimum
- Promotion GL14-17
- 4 years minimum
- Retirement age
- 60 years
- Retirement service
- 35 pensionable years
- Seniority
- Date of grade appt
Three-Fail Rule
Fail 3 times exit service
3 consecutive failsOr 3 years no sitResign required
PSR vs Financial Reg
PSR
- HR rules
- Leave and discipline
- Promotion tenure
Financial Reg
- Money rules
- Payments and stores
- Procurement audit
People vs money
Payments and Funds
- Payment Voucher
- Authorises payment
- Pre-payment check
- Budget plus authority
- Appropriation Act
- Authorises spending
- Financial year
- Jan 1 to Dec 31
- TSA
- CBN consolidated revenue
- Imprest
- Petty cash float
- Mobilisation fee
- Max 15% contract
RIV vs LPO
RIV
- Issues from store
- Internal stock
- Requisition voucher
LPO
- External vendor
- Purchase order
- Outside supplier
Issue vs purchase
Stores and Inventory
- Store Keeper
- Custody of stores
- Store Ledger Card
- Tracks inventory
- RIV
- Requisition and Issue
- LPO
- Local Purchase Order
- Stock balance
- Ledger card balance
- Advance guarantee
- Bank or insurance bond
Audit and Procurement
- Accounting Officer
- Perm Sec or CEO
- Internal Audit
- Independent appraisal
- BPP
- Procurement regulator
- Open bidding
- Default procurement
- Bank account
- AGF authorises
- Delegation
- Minister approves
- Audit report
- Not payment authority
- CRF
- Consolidated Revenue Fund
Circular vs Memo
Circular
- Policy to MDAs
- Numbered and dated
- Service-wide
Memo
- Internal specific
- No salutation
- To From Subject
Policy vs internal
Document Picker
- Policy to all MDAs→Circular(Service-wide)
- Internal specific issue→Memo(No salutation)
- File notes/comments→Minute Sheet(Admin trail)
- Issue stores→RIV(Requisition)
- External vendor order→LPO(Purchase)
- Authorise payment→Payment Voucher(FR 601)
- Copy others→Endorsement(Distribution)
- Track stock→Store Ledger Card(Inventory)
Official Correspondence
- Circular
- Policy directive to MDAs
- Service-Wide Circular
- OHCSF to all MDAs
- Memo
- Internal, no salutation
- Minute Sheet
- File internal notes
- Endorsement
- Copy distribution
- Confidential doc
- Addressee opens only
- Paragraph numbering
- Arabic 1 2 3
- Registry
- Records mail in/out
Minister vs Perm Sec
Minister
- Political head
- President appoints
- Policy direction
Perm Sec
- Career civil servant
- Admin head
- Day-to-day
Political vs career
Hierarchy and Roles
- Minister
- Political head
- Permanent Secretary
- Career admin head
- Upward comm
- Through immediate superior
- Pyramidal structure
- Top-down authority
- Director
- Relays to Perm Sec
- MDA
- Ministry Department Agency
- GL
- Grade Level
Constitution Key Provisions
- Sec 5
- Executive in President
- Sec 4
- Legislative in NASS
- Senate
- 109 members
- House of Reps
- 360 members
- Federal Character
- Diversity in appointments
- Sec 305
- Emergency declaration
- Code of Conduct
- No influencing gifts
Common Traps
Circular vs memo
Circular is policy ≠ Memo is specific issue
Dismissal vs termination
Dismissal forfeits benefits ≠ Termination keeps benefits
PSR vs Financial Reg
PSR governs people ≠ FinReg governs money
Minister vs Perm Sec
Minister is political ≠ Perm Sec is career
RIV vs LPO
RIV issues stores ≠ LPO orders external
Imprest vs revenue
Imprest is petty float ≠ TSA holds all revenue
Last Minute
- 1.PSR=people; FinReg=money
- 2.Weights: 40/30/20/10
- 3.100 MCQ; 2 hours; 50% pass
- 4.Leave: 14/21/30 by GL
- 5.Retire at 60 or 35 years
- 6.Promotion: 3yr GL08-14; 4yr GL14-17
- 7.Dismissal forfeits; termination keeps
- 8.Circular=policy; Memo=internal
- 9.TSA at CBN; Imprest=petty float
- 10.Mobilisation fee max 15%
- 11.3 fails = exit service
- 12.PV authorises payment; memo cannot
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