Independent civil service exists to provide: 1) continuity of government function in presence of political instability, elections etc. 2) higher level of comp

Independent civil service exists to provide: 1) continuity of government function in presence of political instability, elections etc. 2) higher level of comptency across government employees ( career bureaucrats) Essentially you don't want the government to be staffed with incompetent friends and affiliates who either leave or get kicked out after lost election leading to the vacancies, interrupted projects etc. More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_service#Civil_service_independence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_service#Civil_service_in...