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The Office of the Head of the Civil Service (OHCS) is pleased to announce The Civil Service Exams schedule and guidelines for the latest edition of the Civil Service Graduate Entrance Examination for recruitment to the Service.

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Civil Service Online Graduate Entrance Exams

Graduate applicants who successfully submitted an online application through the OHCS recruitment portal will receive an SMS notification bearing further details on the examination.

Note: This recruitment process is for entry into the Civil Service

Ghana Civil Service Recruitment Portal – ohcs.ghana.com

Online Examination Requirements

Candidates are required to use the following to access the Online Examination;

A desktop/laptop computer with an Internet Browser (i.e. Internet explorer, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari) NB: Usage of phones is strongly discouraged.
Stable Internet access for the duration of the examination. Turn off all incoming calls if you are using your phone as a hotspot.

Account Verification

Candidates will be provided with an Index Number and Password. Upon receiving this, candidates are required to visit the examination portal accessible through the Applications menu on www.ohcs.gov.gh or OHCS Online Examination System and follow the steps below:

How to Login Civil Service Online Examination Portal

Click “Sign In”
Type in your “Index Number” and “Password” received from OHCS
Verify your account name

Civil Service Recruitment Portal Exams Fees

To participate in the Examination, candidates are required to make a One-Time Non-Refundable payment of GH¢ 50.00 as examination fees. Service charges from your network or the service provider applies.
Candidates will be notified of the time period to make payments. On the day of payment, refer to the “payment procedure”.

Mode of Examination Structure and time

This is a Test of Cognitive Ability (Critical Reasoning). You are required to answer thirty (30) questions in forty (40) minutes. For each question, possible answers have been provided. Candidates are expected to select the best option that agrees with the answer chosen. (Tick your answer).

NIA Online Recruitment Portal Entrance Examination

Instructions to Candidates during the Examination

Read all instructions carefully

Read the terms and conditions for the examination and “Tick” the check box at the button of the page to accept the terms and conditions for the examination. The candidate will not see questions if the box is not ticked.
Do Not “Close” or Use the “Back“ Button on your Internet Browser once the examination has commenced. This will result in the loss of examination data, which has not yet been submitted. Instead, use the “Previous” and “Next” button to move between questions.
Review your scripts before Submitting them.
At the end of the Examination, once you click “Submit” you will not be able to go back to make any changes.
Do not solicit external assistance during the examination. If reported and this is proven your result will be canceled.

Instructions to Candidates after the Examination

For “Multiple Choice” type questions, results are displayed immediately after the examination. Candidates are required to take note of their results and await further directives from OHCS.
The OHCS reserves the right to use the result of the examination for decision-making.

How to Pay for the Civil Service Recruitment Portal Exams

Payments are to be made through Mobile Money on the OHCS examination portal by following the procedures below;

Tap to “Sign In”
Login with your credentials (Index Number and Password)
Under the All Exam category, Click “Take Exam”
Click “Buy Now” and follow the Mobile Money Payment process below

Mobile Money Payment Process

Click “Mobile Money”
Input Mobile Money number
Click “Submit”
Click on your service provider (MTN, AirtelTigo, Vodafone)
Dial *789*9# on your mobile device and wait for the payment prompt
Authorise payment on your mobile device
Click “Confirm” on your computer device
Click “Continue”

NOTE: In case of interruptions during Step “5” of the Mobile Money payments procedure, you may have to check the approval system of your mobile network, and activate your pending transactions using

AirtelTigo Money – *110#
MTN – *170#

Candidates may purchase examination voucher codes from any GCB Branch.

Upon payment, candidates will receive a voucher giving them a unique PIN and Serial Number.

Log in to the exam portal
Select “Take Exams” for a window to appear.
Scroll to the bottom and click on “Pay for the Exams”
The checkout screen will appear in a text box with “Enter Pin Code”.
Insert the pin code you acquired from the bank in that box.
Click “Apply” and you will be notified that the transaction has been successful.
Click “Offline Payment” from the options and you will be redirected to the dashboard with the notification that “Payment Is Successful”.
Tap “Take Exams” to start exams.