Major functions of Civil/Public Service Commission: (i) Recruitment: The commission is responsible for recruiting people into the civil/public service through competitive examination and various interviews.
(ii) Promotion: It is responsible for the promotion of top civil servants from one class to the other particularly the promotion of Executive officers to the Administrative cadre.
(iii) Training and scholarship: The commission organizes scholarship and training schemes for the civil servants to broaden their knowledge and to improve their efficiency.
(iv) Transfer of civil/public servants is done by the commission especially from one ministry to the other to broaden their knowledge.
(v) Retirement: The commission has the power to enforce the retirement of civil/public servants when due for retirement.
(vi) Discipline: The commission has power to take disciplinary action against any civil servant found guilty of misconduct. It can issue query, suspend or even punish any erring official.
(vii) It sets up panels to look into grievances of workers including their remuneration and conditions of service.
(viii) It appraises, monitors and evaluates the performance of ministries and departments.
(ix) It advises government on technical matters affecting public service.