Over 46,000 attempts to apply for govt jobs with fake identities foiled

KUALA LUMPUR: The myIdentity system developed by the National Registration Department (NRD) in 2012 has helped the Public Service Commission (PSC) to verify the authenticity of information provided by individuals applying for positions in public service.

In a statement on Tuesday (April 4), the NRD said the integration of the system also enabled PSC to carry out verification checks on the applicant's citizenship status, which is a mandatory requirement, because positions in the public sector are for Malaysians only.

"The NRD is always in contact with and cooperates with PSC if it finds that an applicant has submitted inaccurate information and committed errors related to identity documents.

"NRD also provides the myIdentity facility to government agencies for the purpose of sharing basic individual data. It also allows agencies to have access to this system to cross-check the agency's customer data with NRD data to confirm the validity of the customer's personal information," read the statement.

So far, 51 agencies have been granted access to this system. For agencies that do not have access, data review can be carried out by applying to the department according to requirements.

On Monday (April 4), Berita Harian reported that had PSC tracked and blocked over 46,000 individuals, including foreigners, and those who used false identities from applying for public service posts from 2020 until March 15 this year.

They were among the 2.2 million applicants who applied for vacancies offered in the public service sector over the past two years. – Bernama