(1) Any candidate recommended from the Public Service Commission through open competition pursuant to Section 8 of the Act shall be appointed by the Competent Authority within Two months, in the case of gazetted post, and within Fifteen days, in the case of non-gazetted post, from the date of submission of the recommendation letter, and a notice of such appointment shall be given to the concerned candidate through the fastest means. In cases where the notice of appointment has not been received by the concerned candidate or the notice has been returned, a notice asking the concerned candidate to receive the appointment letter shall be published in a public newspaper by giving the time limit of one month. In cases where the appointment letter has not been received even within such time limit, the alternate candidate mentioned in the recommendation may be appointed according to order of merit. A notice of the appointment so made shall be given to the Public Service Commission within Fifteen days after the date of appointment.