[14] In late 2003 the Commission moved to a managerial system for the public service, replacing permanent secretaries with chief executives,[15] and giving them performance targets.
[16] In May 2005 a report by Amnesty International found that the Commission was still discriminating against non-Fijians in appointments, and that almost all chief executives were indigenous Fijians.
[25] Following the coup the Commission sacked all chief executives,[26] cut public service pay,[27] and declared strikes illegal.
Following the 2022 Fijian general election Commission chair Vishnu Mohan, who was based in Canada and had never been in Fiji to perform his duties,[29] resigned.
[33] According to section 126 of the 2013 Constitution of Fiji, the function of the Commission includes:[34] The Commission with the agreement of the Prime Minister, assign permanent secretaries to various government ministries which in turn, the permanent secretaries has the power to appoint, terminate and impose disciplinary action on all civil servants within their respective ministries.