Can civil servants only take the freshman exam?

That's not true. You can also apply after graduation. Non-fresh graduates are not allowed to apply.

Conditions for applying for civil service:

1, with China nationality;

2. 18 years old and under 35 years old, and the age of graduate students and doctoral students (non-employed) can be relaxed to under 40 years old;

3. Support the Constitution of People's Republic of China (PRC);

4. Good conduct;

5. Have the physical conditions to perform their duties normally;

6. Have the ability to work in line with the requirements of the post;

7. Have a college degree or above;

8. Other conditions required by the proposed post as stipulated by the central competent department of civil servants.

Servicemen, non-fresh graduates, on-the-job civil servants and staff of organs (units) managed with reference to the Civil Service Law are not allowed to apply.

Persons who have received criminal punishment for crimes and those who have been dismissed from public office, those who have been found to have serious violations of employment discipline such as fraud in the recruitment of civil servants at all levels, those who have been dismissed from civil servants and staff of organs (units) managed according to the Civil Service Law for less than five years, and those who are not allowed to be employed as civil servants according to laws and regulations are not allowed to apply for the examination.

Extended data:

Interpretation of fresh graduates

Many people think that fresh graduates are college students who are about to graduate in the last year of academic system, such as undergraduate seniors. In fact, the national civil service examination policy also stipulates that candidates in the following situations can also be treated as fresh graduates:

After leaving school, college graduates enrolled by the state are unemployed during the job-seeking period (the state stipulates that the job-seeking period is two years). They can be treated as fresh college graduates, and their household registration, files and organizational relationships remain in the original graduate school, or in graduate employment departments at all levels (graduate employment guidance service centers), talent exchange service institutions at all levels and public employment service institutions at all levels.

References:

People's Daily Online -20 17 National Civil Service Examination Recruitment Announcement was released.