The entry time of newly recruited civil servants is uniform, usually in September of that year, and the working hours have to wait for further notice. Generally, they can officially go to work within one year after completing the exam.

Civil servants are public officials who are responsible for the overall management of economic and social order and national public resources and ensuring the performance of relevant obligations stipulated by national laws. In China, it refers to the staff who perform public duties according to law and are included in the state administrative establishment, and their wages and benefits are borne by the state finance.