Oh yeah they're different. The Civil Service exam is just a general knowledge exam. There are study guides available. And if you feel it will help, get 1.
But I'll say that we've actually done away with the written test. We used it more for elimination purposes, rather than ranking as you describe. Since requiring college, only about 1% would fail to meet the 70% passing score. So it was not worth the expense of putting on the exam.
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