Civil servants are the highest level of government departments, and all the positions to be explained next are not as high as civil servants. The civil service examination is divided into national examination, provincial examination and municipal examination according to the level. A simple understanding is that the departments directly managed by the central government participate in the national examination, and the most common ones are customs, national tax and border inspection. Although these departments have branches in every city, local governments have no jurisdiction. Provincial departments directly under the central government take part in provincial examinations and multi-provincial joint examinations. Municipalities directly under the central government and provincial-level cities (such as Shenzhen) can organize their own recruitment of civil servants, that is, city examinations.
National civil servants, also known as civil servants, refer to staff members who perform public duties according to law, are included in the state administrative establishment, and their wages and benefits are borne by the state finance. According to the nature, characteristics and management needs of positions, civil servant positions are divided into comprehensive management, professional technology and administrative law enforcement.