What are the major differences between the civil service and the public service?

• The
  civil service is made up of government ministries and departments while
  public service are established by the government with Public Fund and often operate as a
  monopoly e.g.
  Power Holding of Nigeria (NEPA). 
•  The civil service is
  manned mainly by civil servants while Public
  service is manned by public servants. 
• Civil Service do not
  have a governing board or board of directors while public service have a governing board or directors. 
• Civil Servants are recruited by Civil
  service commission while Public servants who work in the public
  corporations are recruited   by board or commissions. 
• Civil Service comes
  under government annual budgetary control
  while Public service does not come under this but have a
  separate sources of revenue. 
• Civil Service is
  not expected to make profits while Public Service are expected to make profits. 
• The daily
  activities of the Civil Service is not free from executive control
  while the daily activities of Public Corporations are free
  from executive control.
•  The Civil Service
  is headed by minister or commissioner while chairman
  acts as the head of Public Service. 
• The Civil Service
  can not contract for loans, public service can obtain
  loans. 
• Decision taking in
  the civil service is very slow while Public Service
  takes quick decisions. 
• The Civil Service pays its revenue into
  the consolidated fund; Public Service does
  not. 
• The condition of service in public
  service is better than that of Civil service. 
• Ministerial
  responsibility is limited in the public service, it is not   limited in the civil service.