February 28, 2014 in the Regional newspaper was publish

On February 28, 2014, the Regional newspaper published an announcement on the acceptance of documents for participation in the competition for filling the vacant civil service position.
On March 21, 2014, a citizen who expressed a desire to participate in the competition brought the relevant documents to the state body. The assistant to the head of the state body explained to him that the specialist of the structural unit of the state body for public service and personnel is sick and can not accept these documents; Moreover, the deadline for submitting the relevant documents for participation in the tender has already expired.
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