Does your nation have a civil service? (i.e. employees in government service):Yes
On a scale of 1 to 10, how easy it is to gain employment in the civil service? 6
Is an exam required to be passed to join? Yes in most sectors
What are the educational requirements, if any, to join? A university degree or higher
Officially or unofficially, are political connections needed to join? Being a Megatronist and/or experienced with paperwork certainly helps.
Generally, what is the public perception of the civil service? It varies by department from excellent to good to ok to bad to downright annoying.
How difficult is it to be removed / fired from the civil service? You can be removed/fired for getting convicted of crime, being useless at your job, or for whistleblowing when life and/or limb is not at stake.
Does your civil service have a standardized pay structure, or does pay vary by agency? The pay is standardized with a 10% bonus for success.
What government agency / department has the most employees? The Vallermoorian Chancellery with 100,000+ people in charge of the budget and taxation.
What government agency / department has the least employees? Until recently it was the Witsec Unit with 11 employees, but after that was closed by the Megatronist Government, the smallest department is now the Sorcery Springs National Park Department with just 5 employees.