A candidate checks her information at Anhui University of Chinese Medicine exam site in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, Nov. 30, 2014. The 2015 National Civil Service Examination began on Sunday, offering at least 22,200 vacancies as planned. Nationwide, a total of 1.4 million people applied to sit the exam — the lowest number in five years — compared with 1.52 million last year, China News Service reported. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)