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Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by SEGLIZ: 7:52am On Jan 18, 2020
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Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by Nobody: 7:52am On Jan 18, 2020
fatymore:
I was taught this in secondary in the year 2006 grin

Civil Servant: State
Public Servant: Federal Government Parastatals
look for a pump action and kill that teacher for ruining your life

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Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by Temptee101(m): 7:53am On Jan 18, 2020
post=85889406:
[s]Civil service is performed by a civil servant,
a bureaucrat hired by the country’s government who works for the public sector;
conversely, public service is performed by a public servant, a person appointed by a member of the government to serve the population and perform public duties.
Civil servants are top ranked employees who work in various government’s departments and offices and whose duties vary according to their role and position.
Public servants are not has high ranked and provide basic services to the population and to the most needy segments of society.
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Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by NaMe4: 7:53am On Jan 18, 2020
Civil servants are individuals employed by the government (Local, State or Federal) and are registered under the Civil Service Commission except those in the Armed Forces.

Public servants are individuals who deliver direct service to the general population. They may be Civil servants or privately employed.
Examples: Elected government officials, Doctors, Nurses, Clergy men, Police Officers.

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Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by crossfm: 7:54am On Jan 18, 2020
For the purpose of clarity I will start by saying that civil servant are bureaucrats or professionals working for the government.example,teachers,employees of various ministries across the nation,lectures etc.civil servants outlives the tenure of an elected government.
Public servants on the other hand,are people who are appointed by an elected government who's job or tenure cease to exist once the tenure of the government who appointed them ends.example, political appointees.

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Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by AreaFada2: 7:55am On Jan 18, 2020
Civil servants enable govt to deliver its no programmes to the people. These would normally be career minded employees according to the civil service Act, state or Federal. Teachers employed by ministry of education are civil servants for example.

Public servants can be elected or appointed. Buhari, his ministers and their exco are public servants.

But civil servants can be seconded into public service. Say from ministry of finance to FIRS. Otten it can all be fluid and blurred especially in 9ja where we don't strictly follow the rules.
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by mu2sa2: 7:56am On Jan 18, 2020
Believe it or not, no one has the answer to this question in nigeria. You just take a position, because the two overlap - isn't a civil servant a public officer and isn't a public servant in govt service?
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by bjgurl(f): 7:57am On Jan 18, 2020
Both civil and public servant we no see work do.

I Sha Know this we're all servant to the most high. He will guide us and direct our path to righteousness in sha Allah.

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Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by Moseskito(m): 7:59am On Jan 18, 2020
popp:
Where would you place Lecturers in a University?
is university under a ministry?
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by Nobody: 8:03am On Jan 18, 2020
Those that steal in million are civil servant and those steal in billion like Senate, president and vice , ministers are public servant.

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Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by truentalk: 8:05am On Jan 18, 2020
Civil servants- directly under ministry
Public servants- under parastat n others

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Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by joyandfaith: 8:09am On Jan 18, 2020
all civil servants are public servants but not all public servants are civil servants.
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by kuuljay(m): 8:10am On Jan 18, 2020
mu2sa2:
Believe it or not, no one has the answer to this question in nigeria. You just take a position, because the two overlap - isn't a civil servant a public officer and doesn't a public servant govt service?
civil servants are beurocrates employed by the civil services Commission or work under the supervision of a ministry and draws its salary from the govt their highest point in service is permanent secretary.why public servants are govt employees that impliment govt policies and are paid by the govt.any govt official who is not employed by civil service commission and is not supervised by a ministry or sgf is a public servant eg politicians,armed forces,police, paramilitary,and even govt contractors,they are all public servants including nysc and npower

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Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by excel101(m): 8:22am On Jan 18, 2020
What I picked from the difference you explained between Civil Servants and Public Servants, is that all Civil Servants are Public Servants, because they both receive their salaries from Public Purse.
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by Darklite(m): 8:25am On Jan 18, 2020
Civil servants are government employees recruited, promoted and disciplined by the civil service commission while public servants are other government staff( be it thru recruitment, election, selection or appointment) that are not under the civil service commission.

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Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by 198800Mam(m): 8:28am On Jan 18, 2020
popp:

Where would you place Lecturers in a University?
LECTURERS ARE EMPLOYED BY GOVERNMENT SO THEY ARE CIVIC SERVANTS
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by Minuli: 8:32am On Jan 18, 2020
A civil servant is a government employee that is employed through the Civil Service Commission, while a public servant is any Government worker or employee that is being paid salary or wages with government funds. Therefore a civil servant is a public servant, BUT a public servant is not a civil servant.
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by Trump2020: 8:38am On Jan 18, 2020
Public servants are those in the military and paramilitary. The president and elected officers are not public servants.

I think staff of the foreign affairs ministry are also classified as public servants. I think that is the only ministry that is not under the civil service.

Public officers is different from public servants. Elected officers are public officers and the Revenue mobilization and fiscal commission is their equivalent of civil service commission.

Staff of the national assembly not elected members are under the NA Service Commission while the judiciary is under Judiciary Service Commission.
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by Minuli: 8:39am On Jan 18, 2020
198800Mam:

LECTURERS ARE EMPLOYED BY GOVERNMENT SO THEY ARE CIVIC SERVANTS
. They are public servants

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Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by akezn: 8:40am On Jan 18, 2020
Public servants are those who provide essential public services to the people, while civil servants are those who assist in the formulation and implementation of government policies..

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Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by DonTattaglia: 8:41am On Jan 18, 2020
fados4sure:

Lie

U are really ignorant
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by Pacesetter123(m): 8:58am On Jan 18, 2020
fatymore:
I was taught this in secondary in the year 2006 grin

Civil Servant: State
Public Servant: Federal Government Parastatals
Then ur Government teacher was wrong.He is one of de numerous problems we r facing in this country.Failing to lay good academic foundations for de future leaders!
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by Pacesetter123(m): 9:01am On Jan 18, 2020
shagasha:
What about those that work in the private sector, what are they called?
They are called private servants!! Thank me later.

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Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by Enyimbamercedes: 9:03am On Jan 18, 2020
You asked a question and attached the answer under it! What other concise difference do you want?

A civil servant is an employee of the government i.e working in the Federal Civil Service

A public servant is anyone who serves the public and is an employee of the people. President, Governors, Legislators etc... ideally

In Nigeria however, public servants lord over their employers and have seized power from the people.
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by Pacesetter123(m): 9:04am On Jan 18, 2020
sweetonugbu:
your teacher no sabi book
grin grin grin grin
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by Cool83(m): 9:06am On Jan 18, 2020
MajorWarren:
This is a good question which had never crossed my mind before this. When I hear civil servant I think people employed directly by the government like say a doctor in a government hospital or a judge. whereas public servant is employed by someone in the government like say a teacher, police officer etc.
They might be synonymous but the civil servant works directly for the government whilst a public servant works for the public.
exactly
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by Jarman411(m): 9:08am On Jan 18, 2020
fatymore:
I was taught this in secondary in the year 2006 grin

Civil Servant: State
Public Servant: Federal Government Parastatals


and you actually paid for school fees that year?
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by Pacesetter123(m): 9:08am On Jan 18, 2020
Temptee101:
shocked

A civil servant is a servant who is civilized e.g., a pastor, while..

A public servant is practically publicised e.g., a prostitute
grin grin grin.
O boii,nah over sabinez dey worry u..oo!
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by Bellotelli: 9:09am On Jan 18, 2020
Servant my asss grin
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by RexTramadol1: 9:11am On Jan 18, 2020
Both are accidental misuse of semantics
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by PHijo(m): 9:11am On Jan 18, 2020
Civil servants refers to those in the civil service while public servants include civil servants and politicians, everyone who receives salary or allowance from public funds in a bid to perform actions in the interest of the public.
Re: What Is The Difference Between A Civil Servant And A Public Servant? by Cool83(m): 9:12am On Jan 18, 2020
NaMe4:
Civil servants are individuals employed by the government (Local, State or Federal) and are registered under the Civil Service Commission except those in the Armed Forces.

Public servants are individuals who deliver direct service to the general population. They may be Civil servants or privately employed.
Examples: Elected government officials, Doctors, Nurses, Clergy men, Police Officers.

yes

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