On and after July 1, 2022, and until June 30, 2025, (1) the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall engage in the ongoing successive recruitment of entry-level engineering positions, entry-level transportation maintainer one positions and transportation maintainer two positions on behalf of the Department of Transportation, (2) the Commissioner of Transportation shall establish the duration of the application period for each such recruitment, and (3) not later than one hundred twenty days after a candidate submits an application for any such position, the Commissioner of Transportation shall either make an offer of employment to such candidate or reject the application of such candidate.