The Taraba State Civil Service Commission announced a fresh recruitment exercise on Thursday, 9 July 2026, targeting 1,805 new workers, following Governor Agbu Kefas’s directive to lift a long-standing hiring embargo in the state civil service. This is a genuinely active, freshly announced exercise, but there’s an important practical issue to flag before anything else: as of this writing, the Commission’s official portal at https://www.tarabastate.gov.ng/government is returning a suspended-hosting page rather than a working application form.

Important: The Official Portal Is Currently Down

https://www.tarabastate.gov.ng/government is the Commission’s genuine, long-standing recruitment domain. It has been used for real applications, shortlist checking, and successful candidate processes in previous cycles. Right now, however, attempting to visit it returns a message stating the hosting has been suspended, rather than any recruitment content. This could be a temporary lapse (an expired hosting renewal, for instance) rather than anything more serious, but it means the portal is not currently usable for application, even though the recruitment exercise itself has been publicly announced.

• Do not substitute an unfamiliar or unofficial-looking site just because https://www.tarabastate.gov.ng/government isn’t loading; that’s exactly the kind of gap fraudsters exploit.
• Check back on https://www.tarabastate.gov.ng/government periodically, and watch official Taraba State Government channels and reputable Nigerian news outlets for confirmation once the portal is restored.
• If an alternative domain claiming to be the Taraba CSC portal starts circulating while the official one is down, verify it independently before entering any personal information.

Why This Matters Right Now

The timing here is genuinely notable: the Commission has already had to publicly warn the public about fraudsters. In a separate briefing this week, Commission Chairman Philip Kundila stated plainly that no individual, group, or intermediary has been authorized to collect money or act as a recruitment agent on the Commission’s behalf, and described people falsely claiming to represent the Commission as engaging in criminal and deceptive conduct. That warning, combined with the portal currently being inaccessible, makes this an especially important moment to apply only through verified official channels.

About the Exercise

Chairman Kundila disclosed that the new recruitment is part of a broader employment program under Governor Kefas: 3,187 workers previously classified as “ghost workers” were regularised and absorbed into the civil service in an earlier first phase, and this new exercise adds a further 1,805 positions. Permanent Secretary Comrade David Nyan and Chairman Kundila both credited the Governor’s approval of funding, including for the renovation of the Commission’s secretariat, as part of the state’s broader push to rebuild capacity in its civil service after years of limited recruitment.

About the Commission

The Taraba State Civil Service Commission has existed since the state’s creation on 27 August 1991, when Taraba was carved out of the former Gongola State. The Commission is composed of a Chairman and four Members who set policy, supported by a Secretariat led by a Permanent Secretary, as well as Directors and other supporting staff across its cadres. It has overseen six sets of Commission members to date, with Philip Kundila as the current Chairman.

General Eligibility (Based on Standard Practice for This Commission)

• Preference is generally given to indigenes of Taraba State, though the process has been open to non-indigenes in past cycles.
• A BSc, HND, or OND from a recognized tertiary institution in a discipline relevant to the role.
• O’Level results (WASSCE/NECO/GCE) meeting the minimum requirement for the position applied for.
• For positions at Grade Level 06 and below, applicants have typically been asked to indicate their ministry of choice; for GL07 and above, the specific position is generally not self-selected.
• A valid means of identification and National Identification Number (NIN).

Specific requirements for this 1,805-position exercise had not been published in detail as of this writing; confirm exact criteria once the official portal is restored and the recruitment notice is published.

How the Application Process Normally Works

1. Visit https://www.tarabastate.gov.ng/government once the portal is confirmed accessible again.

2. Use the Applicant Portal Creation page to register a new account, or log in if you’ve applied to the Commission before.

3. Complete the application form with accurate personal, academic, and contact details.

4. Upload required documents, academic credentials, means of identification, and any other requested certificates.

5. Submit and retain your acknowledgment slip, which the portal has historically allowed applicants to check for their personal record.

No Payment Required

Chairman Kundila has explicitly and publicly stated that this recruitment exercise is free of charge and that the Commission has not authorized anyone to collect money on its behalf. Treat any request for payment, whether to “access” the form, guarantee shortlisting, or expedite your application, as fraudulent, and report it rather than paying.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Taraba CSC recruitment portal working right now?

As of this writing, no https://www.tarabastate.gov.ng/government shows a suspended-hosting message. The recruitment exercise itself has been publicly announced and is genuine; the portal issue appears to be a separate, hopefully temporary, technical problem.

Is this recruitment genuine?

Yes. It was announced directly by the Commission Chairman at a press briefing following the Governor’s approval and was covered by multiple independent Nigerian news outlets.

Is there a fee to apply?

No. The Commission has explicitly stated that the process is free and has warned against anyone claiming otherwise.

What if someone contacts me claiming they can guarantee a position?

Treat this as fraud. The Commission has stated it has not authorized any individual or intermediary to collect money or influence recruitment outcomes, and has urged the public to report such approaches.