Candidates look at a map of the exam sites in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Nov. 24, 2013. China's annual national civil servant recruitment exam kicked off nationwide on Sunday. National-level government agencies, their affiliated public institutions and local branches will recruit 19,000 civil servants in 2014. [Xinhua]

Candidates review before an exam in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Nov. 24, 2013. China's annual national civil servant recruitment exam kicked off nationwide on Sunday. National-level government agencies, their affiliated public institutions and local branches will recruit 19,000 civil servants in 2014. [Xinhua]

Candidates and invigilators are seen at an exam site in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, Nov. 24, 2013. China's annual national civil servant recruitment exam kicked off nationwide on Sunday. National-level government agencies, their affiliated public institutions and local branches will recruit 19,000 civil servants in 2014. [Xinhua]

Candidates walk into an exam site in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Nov. 24, 2013. China's annual national civil servant recruitment exam kicked off nationwide on Sunday. National-level government agencies, their affiliated public institutions and local branches will recruit 19,000 civil servants in 2014. [Xinhua]