I applied through an employee referral. The process took 12 months. I interviewed at U.S. Department of State (New York, NY) in May 2010
Interview
Pretty standard interview process, they asked about my background from my resume (they'd read it, which is a plus compared to a lot of other places). The real hang-up was that after I'd gotten the offer my paperwork got lost in HR and it was a year before they tracked it down (nobody seemed to know who to call, and I was stuck on the outside).
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at U.S. Department of State (Astana) in Sep 2016
Interview
There is really no formal format for interview process unlike in many other organization.
The interview was more of a conversation type and talk about your past expereinces and applicability to advertised position.