Abuja, Nigeria – Naija own Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) don reschedule di Pre-Test for dem wey don shortlist as Superintendent Cadre applicants. This one no be my first time wey I dey hear story of technical wahala, but dis one really no funny at all.
Di problem wey make NCS reschedule di test na high traffic wey comot for di portal during di first attempt. Na wetin dem call “500 Internal Server Error” plenty candidates sabi as dem try to log in, but di system just dey crash like say na football match wey dem just lose.
As e be now, NCS don split di candidates into four groups: Batch A, B, C and D. If you dey among dem wey don shortlist, make you use your National Identification Number (NIN) check di new Batch, Date, and Time wey dem don arrange for you. Na for di official portal dem go show you all di info: https://updates.customs.gov.ng. No be small matter o, because di NCS don talk say if you no follow di assigned Batch and Time, you fit waka go disqualification land. (And nobody wan enter dat one, abeg!)
Di Pre-Test no be exam wey go determine whether you go fit enter di recruitment proper. E just dey help you sabi di system before di main Computer-Based Test (CBT). Na so dem candidates go fit log-in and do facial verification before dem go start. You know say we no dey play with face verification for Naija, e fit cause wahala later.
But truly, plenty candidates no fit enter di portal at all during di Pre-Test as dem dey face serious technical wahala. Dem system just dey misbehave like say na wetin don spoil, and NCS don confirm say na di heavy traffic wey cause all dis palava. Abeg, if you dey among dem wey enter Pre-Test, no panic, just keep trying because dem technical team dey work on di issue.
NCS still talk say dis current Pre-Test na only for Superintendent Cadre candidates. If you dey for di Inspectorate and Assistant Cadre, no bother log-in now o. You go hear from dem later for your own Pre-Test. E don clear so! Di agency don emphasize say di Pre-Test na only for familiarization and e no go affect di final recruitment outcome. So, no worry your head over dat one like say na your neighbor wey dey make noise.
Candidates wey dey prepare for di Pre-Test need follow all di guidelines wey NCS don drop. Dem stress say make you log in and do your facial verification at least 30 minutes before di test, to avoid surprise when dem say time don finish. So, one advice – if you wan succeed for dis online test, make you dey check dem instructions well well. Na so you go fit enjoy di process without small wahala.
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