I applied to this opening a while ago, and got this email back in March. I assume they are not taking any outside applicants for a while and are prioritizing taking in ATC academy washouts:
Thank you for your interest in applying to the Air Traffic Control Specialist Trainee public notice announcement for the Alaska Flight Service Station (AAL-ATO-24-PUB NOT-92633).
As indicated in the vacancy announcement: “This Public Notice will serve as a resume repository – positions may or may not be filled from this announcement.”
At the present time, we will not be rating and referring applicants through this public notice announcement.
If the need arises for additional applicants in the near future, all of those who have applied to this public notice will be rated and sent forward for the Air Traffic Skills Assessment (ATSA) test.