There is none. Just two different descriptions of the same thing.
Under the civil service system, federal workers are hired based on their testable skills for the job, and cannot be fired for belong to the wrong party.
I am interested in finding out when and where my son can take the civil service test in central New Jersey.
Generally civil servants are selected by written examinatin and viva voce. This written exam may be optional or conventional.
defference between civil and public