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Create an account

You need an account to file issues, sign petitions, comment, or upvote. Reading — browsing the community feed, the discover feed, and representative pages — is public and doesn't require signing in.

Sign up​

  1. Go to civicos.ng and click Sign up.
  2. Enter your name, email, and a password (at least 8 characters).
  3. Choose an account type:
    • Citizen — the default. Immediate access to most features once your email is verified.
    • Representative — for elected officials. You'll fill in an application (title, position, constituency, proof) that a platform admin reviews before your representative badge is granted.
    • Organization — for NGOs, agencies, or public bodies. Same review flow — you fill in an application, a platform admin approves.

Citizen accounts are the fastest path in. If you're applying as a representative or an organization, you can still act as a citizen while your application is pending.

Verify your email​

After signing up, CivicOS sends a verification link to your email.

  • Click the link — that's it, your email is verified.
  • Didn't get it? Sign in and use Resend verification on the banner at the top of your dashboard.
  • Wrong email? Update it under Profile → Email, then request a fresh verification link.

Why it matters: you can browse without verifying, but you can't comment, upvote, sign petitions, or file flags until your email is verified. Verification is what keeps throwaway accounts from drowning the platform.

Log in​

Use your email + password on the Log in page. Access tokens are short-lived and refresh automatically in the background — you shouldn't need to log in again for weeks at a time.

Forgot your password?​

Click Forgot password on the login page and enter your email. If an account exists, you'll get a reset link. Reset links expire after a short window — request a new one if it lapses.

Deleting your account​

If you want to leave the platform:

  1. Go to Profile → Danger zone.
  2. Optionally add a reason (it's not required).
  3. Confirm the deletion.

Your name and email are anonymized. Content you authored — comments, petitions, issues — stays in place with a placeholder author name, so the public record survives while your personal information is scrubbed. Deletion is not reversible.

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