Candidates review study materials while standing in line Sunday outside a testing site for the 2022 civil servant exam in Taiyuan, North China’s Shanxi province. Over 1. 42 million people participated in this year’s exam. Photo: Wei Liang/China News Service, VCG

A candidate takes a photo of his admission ticket outside a testing center Sunday in Beijing. The exam was held at 5,9424 testing sites in 77 cities this year. Photo: The Beijing News, The Paper

Candidates review study materials while waiting in line to get into a testing site Sunday in Taiyuan. China has offered 31,200 civil servant vacancies for the exam, according to reports. Photo: Wei Liang/China News Service, VCG

A staff worker guides candidates Sunday outside a testing site in Taiyuan. Data released by authorities indicated that one in 46 examinees could get a civil service job. Photo: Wei Liang/China News Service, VCG

Examinees walk into the Nanjing Forestry University testing point Sunday to take the exam in Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu province. Photo: VCG

Examinees study in a classroom Sunday to prepare for the test at the Nanjing Forestry University testing site. Photo: VCG

People check out exam schedules Sunday at No.3 Middle School of Nanchang testing point in East China’s Jiangxi province. Photo: VCG

Candidates leave a testing site in Yantai, East China’s Shandong province, on Sunday. Photo: The Paper

Candidates queue in line outside a testing site in Hefei, East China’s Anhui province, to take the exam on Sunday. Photo: VCG