We characterize subsequences $$\{S_{n_k}\}$$
{
S
n
k
}
of partial sums with respect to (bounded or unbounded) Vilenkin systems of $$f\in L^1(G_m)$$
f
∈
L
1
(
G
m
)
for which almost everywhere convergence holds. Moreover, we construct an explicit $$f\in L^p(G_m), \ 1\le p<\infty $$
f
∈
L
p
(
G
m
)
,
1
≤
p
<
∞
whose partial sums (satisfying the same conditions which guarantee almost everywhere convergence) diverges on any set of measure zero. We also prove a similar divergence result for Vilenkin–Féjer means.