ABSTRACT
This research work assesses the effects of recruitment and selection
procedures on the efficiency of the public service in Nigeria using
Oshimili South Local Government as a case study. The study contends
that the efficiency and effectiveness of any work place whether private or
public largely depend on the calibre of the workforce. The availability of
a competent and effective labour force does not just happen by chance but
through an articulate recruitment and selection exercise. However,
recruitment and selection procedures in the Nigerian public service have
been severely politicized by both politicians and top bureaucrats. In other
words, recruitment and selection procedures are subverted and replaced
with informal processes which make employment of competent people
difficult. The data used in this study was collected from both primary and
secondary sources. The primary method or sources of data collection
included the use of a research instrument, (the questionnaire) and
interview. Some research questions were asked as guide to the
respondents in order to elicit first hand information on the subject matter.
The questionnaire contained twenty five structured questions designed in
both open and close ended style. In addition, the questionnaire was
validated and administered accordingly. Secondary sources of data
collection on the other hand, included textbooks, journal, government
documents and internet materials. The study adopted the use of simple
percentage, tables and descriptive content approach for data analysis. The
data analysis revealed that; the recruitment and selection procedures in
public service in Nigeria are not strictly followed during employment of
staff; politicization and other informal processes dominate the established
recruitment and selection procedures during employment of staff; merit
principle do not always count to secure employment in public service
rather the use federal character, quota system, indigeneship, son of soil
syndrome, etc. are mostly considered; there is an established relationship
between inefficiency of the Nigerian public service and weak recruitment
and selection processes. Based on the above findings, the study
recommended that more strict measures should be introduced to ensure
meritocracy in staff recruitment and selection in the public service in
Nigeria.
, I & S., P (2021). The Effects Of Recruitment And Selection Procedures On The Efficiency Of The Public Service In Nigeria: A Case Study Of Oshimili South Local Government Of Delta State. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/the-effects-of-recruitment-and-selection-procedures-on-the-efficiency-of-the-public-service-in-nigeria-a-case-study-of-oshimili-south-local-government-of-delta-state
, IKWESI and PHILIP S. "The Effects Of Recruitment And Selection Procedures On The Efficiency Of The Public Service In Nigeria: A Case Study Of Oshimili South Local Government Of Delta State" Afribary. Afribary, 06 May. 2021, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/the-effects-of-recruitment-and-selection-procedures-on-the-efficiency-of-the-public-service-in-nigeria-a-case-study-of-oshimili-south-local-government-of-delta-state. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
, IKWESI, PHILIP S. . "The Effects Of Recruitment And Selection Procedures On The Efficiency Of The Public Service In Nigeria: A Case Study Of Oshimili South Local Government Of Delta State". Afribary, Afribary, 06 May. 2021. Web. 27 Nov. 2024. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/the-effects-of-recruitment-and-selection-procedures-on-the-efficiency-of-the-public-service-in-nigeria-a-case-study-of-oshimili-south-local-government-of-delta-state >.
, IKWESI and S., PHILIP . "The Effects Of Recruitment And Selection Procedures On The Efficiency Of The Public Service In Nigeria: A Case Study Of Oshimili South Local Government Of Delta State" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 27, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/the-effects-of-recruitment-and-selection-procedures-on-the-efficiency-of-the-public-service-in-nigeria-a-case-study-of-oshimili-south-local-government-of-delta-state