2016年國考報名已經過半，截至昨日17時，通過審核人數達46萬余人，較前日的報名人數多出了13萬余，迎來報名小高峰。其中，中央職位報考率已達98%，僅有2%的職位零報名。而縣(區)級及以下職位有6%零報名，為目前零報名最多的層級。

Candidates for the 2015 national civil service exam search for their seats at Nanjing Forestry University in Jiangsu province on Nov 30.[XU YIJIA/CHINA DAILY]

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The number of candidates for the 2016 national civil service exam has surpassed last year's numbers, with more than 132,000 applicants on Tuesday－the most in a single day－deemed qualified for the exam.
2016年國考報名人數已超過去年，20日的通過審核人數超過13.2萬人，創單日新高。

The most sought-after job as of Tuesday remained a position offered by the China Employment Training Technical Instruction Center in Beijing, which had drawn 1,430 applicants.
截止20日，最熱門職位來自中國就業培訓技術指導中心的一個崗位，吸引了1430位報名者。

However, another 876 jobs being offered have not registered a single applicant as of Tuesday.
同時，尚有876個職位無人報名。

又是一年國考（national civil service exam）時，雖然近兩年屢屢有報道說國考在降溫（losing its appeal），但是不少中央職位（jobs offered by central government departments and subsidiaries）仍然倍受青睞。最熱門職位（the most sought-after job）的競爭比例依然超過1000:1，而冷門職位（the least sought-after job）則無人問津，這一類職位多數是縣(區)級及以下職位（jobs at or below the county or district level）。

國考的筆試階段分為行政能力測試（administrative professional ability test）和申論（argumentative essay writing）兩部分。通過筆試者，才有資格參加之后的面試。

（中國日報網英語點津 Helen）