The recruitment, promotion and discipline of civil servants is a key function of the

1. Analyze the question The question asks which body is responsible for three things in the civil service: recruitment (hiring), promotion, and discipline of civil servants.

2. Explain the concept In Nigeria, the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) is the body set up under the 1999 Constitution (Section 153 and the Third Schedule). Its main powers are to:

• appoint (recruit) persons into the federal civil service,
• promote officers,
• dismiss and exercise disciplinary control over civil servants.

3. Check each option

• A. National Directorate of Employment (NDE): It deals with job creation, vocational training and reducing unemployment. It does not manage civil servants.
• B. Ministry of Labour and Employment: It handles labour policy, industrial relations, and workers' welfare and disputes. It does not recruit or discipline civil servants.
• C. Federal Civil Service Commission: It recruits, promotes and disciplines federal civil servants. This matches the question exactly.
• D. Public Complaints Commission: It is an ombudsman that investigates citizens' complaints against public officials and institutions. It does not recruit or promote.

4. Answer The correct option is C. Federal Civil Service Commission.

5. Exam tip Link the words "recruitment, promotion, discipline" with "Civil Service Commission". Think of the commission as the "HR department" of the civil service. The Public Complaints Commission handles complaints, the NDE handles job creation, and the Labour Ministry handles workers' affairs in general.