US Civil Service System By eric.ferguson Period: May 4, 1883 to May 4, 2015 Civil Service May 5, 1883 Civil Service Commision is Created Chester Arthur did this. May 4, 1971 71% of Federal Employees paid under the General Schedule May 4, 1978 Ethics In Governement Act This serviced the Executive Branch. May 4, 1979 Ethics in Government Act Expanded to Judicial/Legislative Branches May 4, 2011 2.79 Million Civil Servants