Yes, it's still an active game.

FC recruitment is always difficult because these forums only represent a small fraction of active players, and in-game recruitment can be problematic. I mean randomly inviting people just annoys (I know because I get annoyed when playing alts), and random shouting is either annoying or ignored. The personal approach probably works best, which means having your members be ambassadors for your FC, and inviting others to join as they go.

Just make sure that your ambassadors know what your FC stands for, and what it's goals are, so no one feels somehow misled.