The Federal Government has directed 3,598 civil servants who failed to participate in the 2021 verification exercise to undergo a fresh re-verification or risk dismissal.
In a circular dated August 4, 2025, the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) warned that failure to appear for the exercise would be interpreted as an attempt to conceal fake appointment letters. The re-verification will take place from Monday, August 18 to Thursday, August 28, 2025, across several ministries and federal agencies.
The affected workers were hired between 2013 and 2020, and their names have been published on the FCSC’s website, the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation's portal, and notice boards within various ministries.
According to the directive, affected officers must present both original and photocopies of key documents, including:
Appointment and promotion letters
Gazette of appointment and confirmation
Staff change letters
July 2025 IPPIS payslip
The commission emphasized that:
Officers must attend strictly on their scheduled dates
Those on secondment, transfer, or study leave must also comply
No further extensions will be granted
Absentees will be presumed to have forged documents
Officers who have recently completed verification with the FCSC are exempt from this round.
The ministries with the highest number of affected officers include:
Information – 592 officers
Education – 506 officers
Labour – 440 officers
Others: Industry and Trade (196), Environment (237), Health (158), Works (134), Interior (24), Defence (28), and the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (36)
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