DSS Recruitment: Are you ready to build a meaningful career with the Department of State Services (DSS)? Do you have a passion for protecting your nation and serving humanity? If so, the DSS Recruitment for 2025/2026 may be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.
This comprehensive guide will walk you through everything you need to know to successfully apply and begin your journey with one of Nigeria’s key security agencies.
What is the Duties and Responsibilities of the DSS
- Protecting the President, Vice President, Governors, and other top government officials
- Providing security for visiting foreign dignitaries
- Conducting counter-terrorism operations
- Monitoring and surveilling suspected security threats
- Enforcing laws related to internal security, espionage, and sabotage
- Securing critical infrastructure and government facilities
- Collaborating with immigration and customs on border security
- Conducting cybersecurity and counterintelligence operations
- Preventing activities that threaten national unity
- Advising government agencies on security-related matters
Eligible State for DSS Recruitment 2025/2026
Kindly find eligible state below that can apply for the DSS job this year 2025.
| bia | Adamawa | Akwa Ibom |
| Anambra | Bauchi | Bayelsa |
| Benue | Borno | Cross River |
| Delta | Ebonyi | Edo |
| Ekiti | Enugu | Gombe |
| Imo | Jigawa | Kaduna |
| Kano | Katsina | Kebbi |
| Kogi | Kwara | Lagos |
| Nasarawa | Niger | Ogun |
| Ondo | Osun | Oyo |
| Plateau | Rivers | Sokoto |
| Taraba | Yobe | Zamfara and FCT |
Requirements for the DSS Recruitment 2025/2026
To qualify for the Department of State Services (DSS) recruitment exercise for 2025/2026, applicants must meet the following criteria:
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Nationality
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Only Nigerian citizens are eligible to apply. A valid form of national identification such as a National ID card, Voter’s Card, Driver’s License, or International Passport is required.
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Age Limit
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Applicants should not be between 18 and 35 years old at the time of application. Those outside this age range will not be considered.
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Educational Qualifications
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A Higher National Diploma (HND) or Ordinary National Diploma (OND) with a minimum of Lower Credit, etc
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A Senior Secondary Certificate (WASSCE, NECO, NABTEB, or GCE) with at least 5 credits, including English Language and Mathematics
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Good Character
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Applicants must be of good behavior and free from any criminal convictions. A background check will be conducted to verify this.
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Height Requirements
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Minimum height is:
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1.66 meters (5 feet 5 inches) for male applicants
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1.60 meters (5 feet 3 inches) for female applicants
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Discipline and Integrity
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A strong sense of responsibility, discipline, and loyalty to national interest is essential. Applicants must be willing to undergo thorough screening and training.
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How to Apply for the DSS 2025/2026 Recruitment
Apply for the DSS Recruitment 2025/2026 has been made easy to the understanding of applicants who has interest on for the job, unlike when applications were passing through administrative desk, examined before recruitment is carried out. kindly visit dss.gov.ng.com, fill the form then wait for the shortlisted list.
Is the DSS Recruitment Form Out for 2025/2026
The answer to the question is NO, the DSS recruitment has not yet commence it’s recruitment, kindly visit unthenugu.com.ng/dss-recruitment, from time to time to get update information concerning the DSS recruitment.